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End Rampant Fraud in Federal Health Programs
Newsmax | May 24, 2024 | Sally Pipes
The facts are astonishing ([link removed]) : an estimated $1 billion a year in fraudulent payments, untold thousands of ineligible beneficiaries, and a public agency that refuses to conduct an audit.
Welcome to the $60 billion-a-year Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, which provides insurance coverage for more than 8 million federal workers and their families. A recent report ([link removed]) from the Government Accountability Office has found that the program is rife with fraud and abuse.
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Don't Import British Methods For Rationing Access To Drugs
Forbes | Sally Pipes | May 28, 2024
Earlier this year, European authorities recommended ([link removed]) approval of tofersen, a new drug that treats a rare genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. That decision came nearly a year after ([link removed]) American regulators granted the drug accelerated approval.
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Improving Cities Better Than Subsidizing Weight-Loss Drugs
Free Cities Center | Kenneth Schrupp | May 24, 2024
Legislation that would cover ([link removed]) weight-loss drugs and surgery to mitigate the state’s ballooning weight crisis fortunately died in the Senate this year, but lawmakers still have productive ways to deal with a problem that’s leaving 28% ([link removed]) of the state’s adults obese. Instead, the state should address the impact of its poor urban policies on Californians’ weight.
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