In times of economic downturn, young people often bemoan their job prospects: The ranks of the unemployed swell with people slightly older, more experienced and increasingly willing to work for less money as their time spent unemployed drags on. But for all the difficultly recent graduates have finding jobs in More…
In a big win for the pharmaceutical industry, the Senate on Tuesday killed legislation that would have made it easier for Americans to buy their prescription drugs from abroad, where prices are generally much cheaper.
The count was 51 to 48, nine shy of the supporters needed to More…
Democrats have been cheering the recent AARP endorsement of health reform legislation, with good reason. The group represents roughly 40 million Americans, granting it plenty of lobbying clout and power around election time. But Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) isn’t impressed. Branding AARP as “that liberal, Democratic group,” McCain More…
Senate Democrats this week are hoping to pass legislation to repeal, once and for all, the flawed formula that dictates physician payments under Medicare. And today they’re getting some help from patient advocates and the senior lobby.
… comes a report (pdf) that finds Medicare’s hospital fund will go broke sometime in 2017 — two years earlier than analysts reported just a year ago. The projections for Social Security are much better, with the trust fund for the elderly expected to dry up in More…
If you find yourself without a job and running low on cash, one alternative is to move back to your hometown, get some help from your parents, (even though you are a fully grown adult), and hope that local ties will lead to a new career. That’s becoming the new More…
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