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Exposing Big Pharma: Unjust Overpricing for Americans

In reaction to the newly launched program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, pharmaceutical companies are expressing concerns, suggesting it could limit patients’ access to medication and hinder the creation of new treatments. This is despite the fact that in many cases, these same medicines are sold in foreign…

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Unleashed by Inflation Reduction Act

Major Changes for Medicare Recipients: Inflation Reduction Act Takes EffectEarlier this week, a crucial provision of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 came into effect, bringing changes to Medicare prescription drug pricing. This legislation could make prescriptions significantly more affordable for Montanans who rely on Medicare, as well as…

Biden’s Unique US Trade Strategy: A Shift from Clinton, Obama

President Biden Reinvents US Trade Policy, Focusing on Domestic Workers Over Globalization President Biden is distancing the United States from full-throttle globalization, marking a stark divergence from both Republican and Democratic trade policies of past decades. The President is reshaping the U.S. approach to international commerce by…

Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on UK’s Green Economy

A year after the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was launched, fears about its negative impact on the U.K.'s green economy have not fully emerged. However, this does not negate the need for a proactive net zero policy if the U.K. aims to leverage the growing green goods market. This assessment is made in a report published by the Social Market…