Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2018 By: Sarah Jane Glynn Today, the Center for American Progress released a new analysis of working parents’ time use. This analysis is different from other analyses of parents’ time use, because it specifically focuses on working parents with young children—as this cohort tends to spend a greater amount[Read More…]
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Three Firms Account for Over Half of All Medicare Part D Enrollees in 2018
Pending Mergers Would Further Consolidate the Marketplace California—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2018 By: Juliette Cubanski, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman In 2018, three Medicare Part D plan sponsors—UnitedHealth, Humana, and CVS Health—account for more than half of the program’s 43 million Part D enrollees (55 percent) and two-thirds of all stand-alone drug plan[Read More…]
Why Did Novartis Pay Trump’s Lawyer $1.2 Million? Look At Its Drug Prices
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis’ campus in Basel, Switzerland (Source: Glassdoor) CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—May 17, 2018 By: Jay Hancock President Donald Trump didn’t mention Novartis or other drugmakers by name last year when he said the industry is “getting away with murder.” Yet executives at the Switzerland-based pharmaceutical giant shelled out $1.2 million[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Releases Major Plan for Investing in Communities and Establishing a Job Guarantee for Hard-Hit Regions
The “Blueprint for the 21st Century: A Plan for Better Jobs and Stronger Communities” will create millions of jobs, with the goal of revitalizing economically distressed areas of the United States. Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2018 By: the Center for American Progress For millions of American workers—and particularly those without[Read More…]
U.S. Cannabis Industry Bolstered by Supreme Court’s Gambling Ruling
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 15, 2018 By: Anthony Johnson As a sports fan that likes to occasionally place a wager or two while I’m in Las Vegas, I was hoping that the United States Supreme Court would strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 that banned sports gambling,[Read More…]
Study: In an ‘Uber Economy’ Chicago Public Transit Should Integrate Ride-sharing
DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development releases findings CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2018 By: Joseph Schwieterman and Mallory Livingston Public transit agencies should find ways to integrate with ride-sharing services for trips within Chicago, recommend researchers at DePaul University. A new study from the Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development finds that[Read More…]
Humane Society’s Horrible Hundred Report Highlights Problem Puppy Mills in the U.S.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2018 By: Kitty Block, President and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States and President of Humane Society International A Chihuahua with a large, open wound dead in her cage. Underweight dogs with their ribs and hip bones showing. A Nebraska breeder who euthanized dogs[Read More…]
White House Staff Tired of Weathering Storm Pruitt
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 8, 2018 By: Lauren Lantry With new information breaking daily on embattled Scott Pruitt’s countless scandals, White House staff are fed up with trying to weather the Pruitt storm. According to the New York Times, White House staff are continuing to urge Donald Trump to fire Pruitt, calling[Read More…]
How Anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions Became the Best Thing to Happen to Pot Legalization
Jeff Sessions tried to fight pot legalization. Instead, he galvanized policymakers to do the opposite. Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2018 By: Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno Jeff Sessions hates marijuana. He’s made that plain in multiple colorful quotes, from stating that “good people don’t smoke marijuana” to arguing that “we need grown-ups in[Read More…]
More Seniors Using Cannabis, Substituting It For Prescription Painkillers
Emeryville, CA—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Adults age 50 and older are far more likely to consume cannabis today than they were decades ago, according to population use data published in the journal Addiction. Investigators with the Alcohol Research Group assessed trends in marijuana use between[Read More…]