Dear John,
In case you missed it...this week the Voices for Human Needs blog previews Saturday's 60th Anniversary March on Washington. And we detail the pharmaceutical industry's frantic efforts to prevent Medicare from negotiating prescription drug prices. Finally, we release the newest Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship, which this week reports on progress the Biden Administration has made in the areas of clean energy and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. Please share!
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This week on the blog...
March on Washington 60th Anniversary this Saturday!
August 25
Sixty years after the historic March on Washington, which featured Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, civil rights, faith, and labor activists will return this weekend for another march. Among those speaking at the event will be Rev. King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III; his spouse, Arndrea Waters King; and Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network. READ MORE »
Big Pharma "throwing the kitchen sink" in effort to halt Medicare drug price negotiations
August 23
Pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to prevent Medicare from negotiating prescription drug prices, a key element of the Inflation Reduction Act that Congress passed and President Biden signed into law just over a year ago. By September 1, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to announce the first ten drugs that will be subject to price negotiations. But since June, at least seven lawsuits have been announced in six different federal courts. READ MORE »
CHN's latest Human Needs Watch: Tracking Hardship
August 25
The clean energy and infrastructure edition. Two of President Biden’s most formidable and far-reaching accomplishments while in office include passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal. Last week, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act; November will mark the second anniversary of the infrastructure law. READ MORE »
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