#First Lady tests positive for COVID

#First Lady tests positive for COVID

First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night, according to a statement. Jill Biden is experiencing mild symptoms and will stay at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., her communications director Elizabeth Alexander said in a statement. Following the First Lady’s positive COVID test, President Biden was administered a test which yielded a…

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#What to expect from the emerging battle royale over drug prices

#What to expect from the emerging battle royale over drug prices

On Aug. 29, the Biden administration announced the first 10 drugs whose prices will be negotiated with pharmaceutical companies this year and next, with lower prices becoming effective in 2026. The stakes are huge for American taxpayers and patients. Medicare enrollees taking the 10 selected drugs paid $3.4 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2022. These 10 drugs cost Medicare $50.5…

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#SAG-AFTRA calls for video game actors to join picket line

#SAG-AFTRA calls for video game actors to join picket line

The actors’ union which is already striking Hollywood movie studios called for a second strike authorization on Friday for video game actors. “Here we go again! Now our Interactive (Video Game) Agreement is at a stalemate too. Once again we are facing employer greed and disrespect,” SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said in a statement.  The…

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