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Fund or Fail: The Looming Stockpile Crisis

By |2022-09-21T20:21:50+00:00September 21st, 2022|Economy, Healthcare, Innovation, Politics|

As the stopgap funding bill dominates the congressional calendar, members will be forced to consider tough choices. Issues like the war in Ukraine, disaster aid for ever more frequent weather events, and same-sex marriage rights will be on the table. […]

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Taking action, moving forward, going beyond: How companies are responding to the pandemic

By |2020-07-09T18:47:20+00:00July 6th, 2020|Healthcare, Innovation, Uncategorized|

To say 2020 has not played out as expected would be the understatement of the year. Across industries, companies have had to quickly adjust to keep their employees safe while still producing the goods and services Americans depend on. Without […]

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Get Smart On Series: Coronavirus and Our Fragile Global Supply Chain

By |2020-03-09T17:20:49+00:00March 6th, 2020|Economy, Healthcare|

It’s no secret the coronavirus has people on edge. The fast-spreading respiratory illness has infected over 97,000 people worldwide, spurring medical mask shortages, empty grocery stores shelves, and all around uncertainty. Even further, the virus has exposed […]

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Get Smart on Series: A Bad Deal at the Counter: When Free isn’t Free

By |2020-03-09T17:19:52+00:00March 6th, 2020|Healthcare|

If you suddenly find yourself paying more out of pocket for your prescriptions, you’re not alone. Millions of patients across the country are being surprised by costs at the counter, and it’s likely due to a little-known policy insurance companies […]

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President Trump’s Trade War – Will It Ever End?

By |2019-12-12T17:06:32+00:00December 11th, 2019|Healthcare, Politics|

It all started with campaign promises: To curb China’s “unfair trade practices” and “make America great again.” Typically campaign promises don’t make it into U.S. policy, but when President Trump entered office in January 2017, one of his first actions […]

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Drug Pricing – Bipartisanship or Bust

By |2019-07-24T15:11:11+00:00July 24th, 2019|Healthcare, Politics|

It’s no secret rising health care costs are a real issue in the United States. Low and stagnant wages, an economy still in recovery, and intellectual property theft by China has left millions of Americans unable to afford the quality […]

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Why is Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions So Partisan?

By |2019-04-23T16:00:40+00:00April 23rd, 2019|Healthcare, Politics|

Ever since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in March of 2010, one of the most popular aspects of the law is that it does not allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions. What […]

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Medical Bills: Shocking and Surprising

By |2019-02-15T21:43:05+00:00January 29th, 2019|Healthcare|

The concept of health insurance is simple: Pay a set cost every month in anticipation of a medical event. Break your arm? Don’t worry, with health insurance, when you go the hospital you only have to pay a portion of […]

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What To Expect If The 116th Congress Can Reopen The Government

By |2019-01-29T18:05:38+00:00January 16th, 2019|Healthcare|

The 2018 election results mark a significant repudiation of years of inflammatory rhetoric from the President– but what will this new Congress, and particularly this new class of representatives, bring to Washington?

It’s hard to […]

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