Health & Wellness

Inequitable Health Rules Deny Australian Prisoners Fair Care

TL/DR - The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is urging the federal government to revise regulations that deny people in custody access to Medicare and medicines subsidized by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Current laws dating from 1973 disable incarcerated individuals from receiving the same quality of healthcare as the general…
North Carolina

High Raleigh Woman Causes Fatal I-40 Crash: Shocking Incident

TL/DR - A woman from Raleigh has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 40. Mildo Velasquez was killed when he stopped to fix a trailer that had come loose, only to be hit by a car driven by 19-year-old Raylee Greico, who was allegedly impaired by marijuana. Greico has been charged with…
Michigan

6 Locals Join RRS Ownership Team in Ann Arbor, Michigan

TL/DR - Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) has announced the addition of six new shareholders to its ownership team, all based in Michigan: Erin Grimm, Holly Halliwill, Keira Higgins, Jeff Medlen, Steve Montle, and Elisa Seltzer. The new shareholders, who have collectively served RRS clients for over 59 years, were selected based on their…
US Economy

Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Program – RACmonitor

TL/DR - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently conducted patient-focused listening sessions as part of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. These sessions, which focused on the inaugural set of 10 selected drugs, provided a platform for patients and others to voice their experiences…