The Inflation Reduction Act, passed last year, gave Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices for the first time. The government will start with 10 medications, which […]
Tag: Medicare
5 questions about Medicare’s drug pricing
by Lisa Jarvis After months of speculation, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (known as CMS) has finally released the list of medicines that will be […]
Guest essay: It’s time for Medicare to cover anti-obesity medications
by Sabrina Weekley For many West Virginians, food means family. We grew up with our grandmothers fixing big meals as an expression of their love. And in […]
Guest essay: Multi-cancer early detection tests save lives
by Delegate Joey Garcia All politics are local. It’s an old saying that still endures today. It encapsulates the concept that personal concerns are more important than […]
Obesity drugs can’t work if they aren’t affordable
More than 40% of American adults are obese, costing the health care system $173 billion a year. Related conditions, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and […]
SNAP expansion helped me lead a dignified life — now it’s gone
by Joyce Kendrick One thing I was grateful for during the pandemic was masks — and not just for safety reasons. I’m on Medicare for disability, which […]
Republicans must get over their fear of Medicare
by Karl W. Smith Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden in which he admonished the White House for […]
March 26 letters to the editor
Public forum with council candidates Local elections matter! On April 6, at 6 p.m. at the Hotel Morgan, there will be a second opportunity for the public […]
Capito talks Biden budget, EPA and energy, Medicare solvency with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday, covering the Biden budget, carbon sequestration, the Pleasants Power Station and […]
‘Buy American’ might sound good, but, in reality, it’s bipartisan folly
by Jonah Goldberg You hear it all the time, including from me: Our politics is too partisan, too polarized, too divided. Why can’t both parties work together […]
