2024

TL/DR - President Joe Biden plans to propose further actions to decrease the price of prescription drugs during the State of the Union address. He seeks to increase the federal government’s ability to negotiate down the prices of drugs in Medicare and extend a $2,000 limit on out-of-pocket drug expenses to all Americans with insurance, not just…

TL/DR - The article discusses the financial practices of nonprofit hospitals in the US, which are facing scrutiny for their aggressive billing practices and lack of sufficient charity care despite receiving substantial tax breaks. Research by the health policy research group KFF revealed that these hospitals provided $16 billion in charity care…

TL/DR - Andrea Russell and Kathy Staller are fervent supporters of President Joe Biden. Despite his current lack of popular support among Democratic primary voters, with only 23% expressing enthusiasm for his candidacy, these women support his integrity, record, and transformative potential. Critics note Biden's lack of energy and movement as a…

TL/DR - The Ann Arbor Observer is working with the local library to expand the digital archive of local history in celebration of Ann Arbor's bicentennial. The Observer is calling for historical pictures or objects of interest to the community to document them digitally and write an article about them. Desired items range from photos of small…