Biden Pushes For Third Dose, Vaccine Mandate For Nursing Home Workers
President Joe Biden Outlined Plans For A Booster For Fully Vaccinated Americans And Vaccine Mandates For Nursing Home Employees In A Speech Wednesday.
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Medicare
Court Places TN’s Medicaid Block Grant Lawsuit On Hold
A Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee’s TennCare III Medicaid Block Grant Has Been Put On Hold By A Federal Judge While A Public Comment Period On The Funding Occurs.
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The Democrat’s Kamala Conundrum
When Harris Was Chosen As Biden’s VP There Was A Panic Media-Blitz To Remake Her. Media Hid Her Companionship With Willie Brown, Her Defiance Of Authority, Non-Compliance With The Courts And Her Support For Radical Left Laws. And No Major Media Outlet Vetted Her Background Or Her Qualifications. Democrats Went To Extremes To Shelter Kamala Harris And Protect Her From Everything That Could Taint Her Image.
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Pelosi’s Drug Bill Is A Hard Pill To Swallow
Pelosi’s Plan Blocks Price Increases On Existing Drugs. Since Drug Companies Operate On 10.5% Mark-Up, To Remain Profitable, They Will Have To Launch New Drugs At Even Higher Prices. They Will Also Have To Make Up For Lost Investment Capital From Foreign Countries Who Will Find The U.S. Drug Research Market Less Profitable. The U.S. Will Absorb Even More Of The Cost For Drug Development.
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Tennessee Hospice Company Sued for Medicare/Medicaid Fraud – June 4, 2021 News Break
1) Tennessee Hospice Company Sued for Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
2) Tennessee’s Lawmakers Celebrate Permitless Carry As It Becomes Law
3) Nashville Approves Sales Tax Increase For Downtown District
Tennessee Hospice Company Sued for Medicare/Medicaid Fraud
The Federal Government Has Joined Tennessee In A Lawsuit Against Nashville-Based Avalon Hospice, The State’s Largest Hospice Company. The Suit Claims That The Company Filed False Medicare And Medicaid Claims For Patients Who Were Not Eligible For The Benefits.
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Biden’s $6 Trillion Budget Draws Pushback
President Joe Biden’s Latest Budget Proposal Fits The Model Of His Other Plans With Higher Taxes And A Spike In Federal Spending. But The New Plan Has Drawn Opposition Just As His Earlier Spending Proposals Have.
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House Republicans To Release Tax-Cutting Budget Proposal Countering Biden’s Spending Plan
As President Joe Biden Promotes An Additional $4 Trillion In Federal Spending, House Republicans Are Releasing An Alternative Plan That They Claim Would Lower Taxes, Cut Spending And Balance The Budget Within Five Years.
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TN Republicans Give Patients More Control Over Their Prescriptions
Legislation To Make Certain Reforms To How Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) Operate In Tennessee Is Advancing Through House Committees.
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What Can Government Do To Help The Poor?
Government Has A Poor Track Record Of Directing Assistance To The Poor. Even Before COVID-19, The Federal Government Spent More Than $4 Trillion Per Year. Only A Small Fraction Of That, However, Was Allocated To Those In Poverty. There Is A Wide Range Of Federal, State And Local Programs That Actively Harm The Poor That Should Be Reformed. Rather Than Asking The Government To Create New Programs To Help The Poor, Something It Has A Rather Poor Track Record Of Achieving, Let’s First Ask It To Stop Doing Things We Know Actively Hurt The Poor. Yes, Government Can Do Something To Help The Poor. It Should Get Out Of The Way.
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