by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2007 | Blog
A report released today concludes: "Allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices would bring around $30 billion in savings that can help American seniors and taxpayers." That finding was in a new report released today by Roger Hickey and Jeff Cruz of...
by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2007 | Blog
A report released today concludes: "Allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices would bring around $30 billion in savings that can help American seniors and taxpayers." That finding was in a new report released today by Roger Hickey and Jeff Cruz of...
by Bill Scher | Apr 4, 2007 | Blog
The free market is the engine of our economy, conservatives like to say, so be quiet and let corporations take us for a ride. But the reminders are piling up that blind reliance on the private sector doesn't lead to a strong economy that works for everyone. Today, NY...
by Bill Scher | Apr 3, 2007 | Blog
On Sunday, the Center for Public Integrity released a new report finding the pharmaceutical lobby flooded Washington with $155 million from January 2005 to June 2006, employing a stunning 1,100 lobbyists. One public health advocate rightly said, "we are up against an...
by Bill Scher | Apr 3, 2007 | Blog
In the wake of yesterday's important Supreme Court ruling on climate change, we can't forget that the global warming deniers still have friends in the White House. Remember that last year, the Supreme Court told the White House to respect the Geneva Conventions. The...