NEW STUDY: U.K. Vaping Regulations Based on Risks of Vaping Relative to Smoking Provide Lessons for U.S.
 
Pacific Research Institute | Roger Bate
June 21, 2022

As the federal government and states such as California consider taxing and imposing new or stricter regulations on vaping products, particularly flavored products, Roger Bate, Ph.D. finds that there are important lessons U.S. policymakers can learn from the tax and regulatory environment in the U.K. in a new study released today by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute.


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Veterans' Health System Must Be Replaced - Period
 
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
June 15, 2022

In a White House ceremony earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed nine bills aimed at improving healthcare for American veterans — a task he referred to as a “sacred obligation.”


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Drug Importation Doesn't Save Money - It Costs Lives
 
Newsmax | Sally Pipes
June 20, 2022

Proponents of prescription-drug importation notched a victory last week. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee green-lit a bill that would enable individuals to import medicines from Canada in the name of lowering out-of-pocket costs.


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Dysfunctional Department Store Demonstrate Health Care Hoodwinks
 
Right by the Bay | McKenzie Richards
June 17, 2022

Recently, a storewide sale sign lured me into a local department store. I meandered the aisles until I found a birthday gift for my toddler: a cute magnetic fishing pole toy. But to my surprise, I couldn’t find the item’s price anywhere. Not on the box, not on the shelf. In fact, I soon realized, I couldn’t find the price of anything anywhere posted in the entire store. Instead, the placards that should display prices encouraged shoppers to download an app to uncover the (unnecessary) mystery.


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