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Florida's Drug Importation Plan Is A Bipartisan Blunder
Forbes | January 22, 2024 | Sally Pipes
“Canada has the same drugs. They’re like 25 cents on the dollar,” DeSantis said ([link removed]) after the FDA approved his plan. “If I can get 25 cents on the dollar, I can save $100 million, $200 million in Florida.”
It’s hardly that simple. Importing drugs from Canada is a logistical boondoggle that won’t deliver the savings its proponents promise.
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Limited Visas Hinder Hospitals Ability To Curb Nursing Shortfall
Forbes | Wayne Winegarden | January 22, 2024
Covid-19 burnout and understaffed hospital wards have taken their toll on the nursing profession. An April 2023 study ([link removed]) found that overworked nursing professionals and understaffing have driven “an overall 3.3% decline in the U.S. nursing workforce during the past 2 years.”
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Medicaid should not be for middle class
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | Sally Pipes | January 16, 2024
America is aging. Between now and 2050, the number of people older than 64 will increase by more than half, to 86 million. Nineteen million of those seniors will be older than 84.
That means demand for long-term care will grow. Residential care with nursing coverage can cost more than $100,000 a year. Not surprisingly, more than four in 10 Americans say they’re worried about affording long-term care.
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