Politics
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Follow-Up: Medicare for All and the Real Cost Calculations
The true cost of Medicare for All isn’t just the $4.3 trillion needed annually—it’s the inevitable tax increases and service cuts as healthcare costs continue…
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The “Ideists” of Montpelier: Diversity Much?
In Vermont, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts focus on visible traits like race and gender, but ignore intellectual and ideological diversity. Leadership excludes dissenting…
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Bernie, Heal Thyself
Bernie Sanders’ latest op-ed offers bold solutions like Medicare for All and price caps, but his focus on treating symptoms, not root causes, threatens to…
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Festivus Report 2024: Senator Rand Paul Exposes $1 Trillion in Government Waste
Nearly $420,000 was spent studying if isolated rats are more inclined to consume cocaine than socialized rats. Critics question the practicality of such research amid…
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PBMs: The Hidden Middlemen Driving Up Drug Prices
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) control drug pricing through opaque practices like rebates and spread pricing, driving up costs for patients, taxpayers, and insurers. Reform is…
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The Hidden Cost of Global Healthcare: How U.S. Overpayments Prop Up Cheaper Systems
The U.S. pays exorbitant prices for drugs and medical devices, effectively subsidizing global healthcare affordability. Countries like Switzerland boast cheaper, universal care because Americans absorb…
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The Double Standard of Labor Rights
Employers take on risks and responsibilities to provide jobs, yet they face unfair limitations compared to employees. From the inability to “return” a bad hire…
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The Honest News Conference Bernie Sanders Will Never Give
Bernie Sanders’ “honest” press conference tackles the healthcare crisis like you’ve never heard before. From government regulations to Big Pharma, here’s the no-spin truth about…
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Bernie Sanders Decries U.S. Subsidizing Global Drug Costs—but Misses the Domestic Parallel
Senator Bernie Sanders criticizes Americans subsidizing global drug prices but overlooks a similar dynamic within U.S. healthcare. Medicare and Medicaid underpay providers, forcing private insurers…
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The Bait and Switch That Broke American Healthcare
The healthcare system’s dysfunction began with Medicare’s bait-and-switch: generous payments at first, followed by chronic underfunding. Hospitals are forced to inflate prices just to stay…
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