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Tag: Healthcare Policy
Opinion: Opinion: Republican Congress wouldn’t reduce inflation. It would be a disaster.
BERKELEY, Calif. (Project Syndicate)—Inflation now tops the list of concerns for many voters in the United States. But if they use this week’s midterm election to protest inflation, they could tip control Read more
Opinion: Investors in drug stocks should ignore dubious valuations based on rigged methodologies
The investment firm Morningstar has announced that it will now pick drug stocks based upon each company’s vulnerability to poor reviews of their prices by the Institute for Clinical and Read more
Renters’ ‘political mobilization’ could influence the midterm elections and California reparations push could give Black residents hundreds of thousands of dollars — here’s what they say they would do with it
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Property appraisers valued an interracial couple’s home at $310,000 when they met the Black homeowner — but gave their white partner a $350,000 Read more
Inflation takes its toll on American finances as emergency funds run dry and mortgage rates surpass 7%, Freddie Mac says
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘The calm before the storm’: Employer healthcare premiums hold steady despite inflation, but experts warn that may not last Healthcare inflation will likely Read more
Opinion: American democracy was broken long before the MAGA zealots denied the election and stormed the Capitol
PRINCETON, N.J. (Project Syndicate) – The current mainstream narrative in the United States holds that democracy is under threat from MAGA zealots, election deniers, and Republicans who are threatening to Read more
Americans give U.S. health-care system a dismal score and MacKenzie Scott donates $20 million to California school district where 83% of students are considered low-income
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Americans give U.S. health-care system a dismal score. Here are their biggest concerns. More than one quarter of people said they or a Read more
Opinion: A new progressive agenda must harness the power of the people’s government to drive innovation as well as equity
LONDON (Project Syndicate)—With much of the world facing unavoidable health, energy, cost-of-living, and climate challenges, progressive political leaders have an opportunity to articulate a meaningful alternative to traditional economic policy-making. Read more
U.S. workers lost $28 billion in wages in two years thanks to lack of paid leave
The United States’ lack of a paid leave program cost workers an estimated $28 billion in lost wages in the first two years of the pandemic, disproportionately affecting women and Read more
Black, Latino, Native Americans feeling inflation worse than white peers: poll
Faced with the nation’s worst inflation in four decades, Black, Latino and Native American families are already having more issues affording food, housing and healthcare compared to their white counterparts, Read more
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