Tag: Healthcare

Tell Congress to support the EPIPEN Act!

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
GoodRx

U.S. House of Representatives Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL) and Doris Matsui (D-CA) have introduced the Epinephrine’s Pharma Inflated Price Ends Now (EPIPEN) Act (H.R.6965) to cap out-of-pocket cost for a two-pack epinephrine auto-injector devices at $60 for patients with employer-based or individually purchased health insurance. 

Tell Congress to support the EPIPEN Act!

They should cap the price for everyone but I suppose that would upset their Big Pharma overlords!

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New EPIPEN Act would lower cost of medication for severe allergic reactions

The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

While J.D. Vance has his own controversies, his close connection to billionaire Peter Thiel, who is poised to have unprecedented influence in a new Trump administration, should deeply unsettle every American who cares about freedom, privacy and reining in the surveillance state.

The Man Behind Trump’s VP Pick: It’s Worse Than You Think

H/T: The Most Revolutionary Act

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South Park nails it

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

If it’s not South Park, it’s The Simpsons. Fun fact, The Simpsons was banned in my house when I was a child. I’d watch The Tracey Ullman Show, which would have The Simpsons’ shorts, but when The Simpsons actually came out as a television series, my mother said no. Married… with Children was forbidden as well.

Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
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Lawmakers raising national security concerns and seeking to disconnect a major Chinese firm from U.S. pharmaceutical interests have rattled the biotech industry. The firm is deeply involved in development and manufacturing of crucial therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis, H.I.V. and other illnesses.

Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs

Latest:

US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties

Wisconsin ranks among 10 states with the most uninsured veterans

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
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(Stacker) – Over 9 million veterans receive healthcare through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), but as many as 1.5 million remain uninsured — amounting to about 6% of veterans nationwide (or one out of every 15 veterans), data shows. These insurance gaps mean that many who served our country go without necessary healthcare each year

Wisconsin ranks among 10 states with the most uninsured veterans