The Public Health Consequences of Public Housing Failures

Every year more than 10,000 taxpayer-supported public housing units are lost to disrepair. But federal lawmakers routinely ignore the full amount, around $115 billion, needed to keep the units in “decent, safe and sanitary” condition. One-time funds for public housing repairs were cut from the final version of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to appeal…

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California’s ‘Care Courts’ Are Falling Short

California’s controversial experiment to order mental illness and drug treatment for some of its sickest residents is rolling out statewide, but the latest data shows the new initiative is falling far short of early objectives. The Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act — known as Care — recently expanded from 11 pilot counties to all…

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CMS comes out with List of Drugs for 2027 Price Negotiation

From the CMS document “Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program: Selected Drugs for Initial Price Applicability Year 2027“: On January 17, 2025, CMS announced the selection of the below list of 15 drugs covered under Medicare Part D for the second cycle of negotiations (initial price applicability year 2027), based on total gross covered prescription drug…

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