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Bipartisan effort seeks to lower drug prices by targeting pharmacy benefit managers

Friday, December 13 by The Center Square

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to lower prescription drug prices by banning joint ownership of pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies. ...

Bill targets unethical benefit siphoning in foster care system

Tuesday, October 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Orphaned and disabled children in Pennsylvania’s foster care system often qualify for Social Security, disability and veterans benefits. ...

MIT study finds business benefit of public EV chargers has declined 85%

Monday, October 7 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A new MIT study

WA’s retail cannabis industry could benefit from fed reclassification of marijuana

Wednesday, September 25 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – As the U.S. government inches closer to reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, cannabis industry leaders in Washington state are excited about the...

Analyst says the Fed rate cut will gradually benefit Illinois finances

Thursday, September 19 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Federal Reserve’s half-point interest rate cut is meant to stimulate the economy, but a budgetary analyst says this shift in monetary policy also...

House passes bills to protect employee benefit plans from politicization

Thursday, September 19 by The Center Square

A package of bills to ensure employee benefits plans prioritize financial well-being over "woke" policies has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. ...

Illinois families could benefit if school choice bill in U.S. House passes

Tuesday, September 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Congress is considering school choice legislation that could help Illinois families after the state’s Invest in Kids Act expired last year. ...

Pharmacy benefit managers accused of inflating specialty drug prices

Wednesday, September 11 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Pharmacy benefit managers have been in the spotlight of late and that attention continued Wednesday during an Illinois House Health Care Committee hearing. ...

Illinois sees sharp rise in SNAP benefit recipients

Thursday, September 5 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – With the state now home to the seventh highest share of resident using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford...

Bipartisan bill governing offshore energy leases could benefit Louisiana

Wednesday, August 7 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A bill moving through the lame-duck session in Congress could open the way for offshore leases for both oil and gas, and wind power,...