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New Poll: Few Believe Biden’s Law Aids Climate Change Fight

TL/DR - A majority of Americans do not believe that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Biden in 2022, has had much impact on climate change, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs and Research. Just 16% of respondents believe the IRA has helped combat climate change, while 30%…

Inflation Reduction Act Benefits Few, Reports Say

TL/DR - Approximately two years after the Inflation Reduction Act, which included measures for clean energy tax credits, subsidies, and federal funding, was passed, most adults in the U.S. report insufficient knowledge about the law to evaluate its impacts. Some positive impacts are reported, especially among Democrats, and about a quarter of…

German FM slams Inflation Reduction Act, White House retorts

TL/DR - German Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, criticized the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, stating that similar legislation in Germany would not necessarily lower inflation rates. Lindner questioned the effectiveness of the Act, as U.S. inflation rates have increased despite the implementation of this law since 2022. Lindner's comments came…

Moore: Reform Needed for Inflation Reduction Act’s Pill Penalty

TL/DR - The leader of AIDS Delaware, Christopher Moore, has expressed concern over the barriers preventing patients from accessing lifesaving medications under the Biden Administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA penalizes small molecule drugs (pills and tablets) by making them eligible for Medicare drug price negotiation seven years…