'Pharmacy deserts': Time to review the definition
Since the early days of American medicine, pharmacies have played an indispensable role in assuring the health of local communities. As trusted local advisors, pharmacists have served as a key access point to vital medications, tests, urgent care, and medical advice for those in their community. With the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccines and the provision of Paxlovid, this role has expanded to pandemic prevention and preparedness. As COVID vaccine administration efforts gathered steam, pharmacies became the single most important access point across the country, ultimately culminating in
Read MoreVets stage sit-in at Capitol over burn pits vote
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Read MoreFed's inflation gauge jumped in June as gas prices soared
A June surge in gasoline prices fueled much higher inflation and a dip in household spending power, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, a key gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent in June and 6.8 percent annually last month, according to the BEA. The monthly inflation rate rose from 0.6 percent in May and the annual inflation rate rose from 6.3 percent that month. The PCE price index is the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation and heavily influences the central bank’s
Read MoreThe judicial nominations queue can not afford an August recess
At the end of 2021, there was good reason to be ecstatic about the pace of judicial nominations. President Biden and Senate Democrats had worked together to nominate and confirm 40 district and circuit court nominees, a record tied with Ronald Reagan’s first year in office. These were nominees who brought important demographic and professional diversity to the bench and who are already ruling on important matters like voting rights and new anti-abortion laws. Seven months later, however, the pace of judicial confirmations has significantly waned — and time may well be running out.
Read MoreMajority of Democratic, Republican voters support key antitrust bills: poll
A new poll found overwhelming support from voters in both parties for two key antitrust bills that are facing a dwindling deadline to pass this year. The survey of registered voters was conducted by Edison Research for the Tech Oversight Project, a group pushing for antitrust reform that is primarily funded by the Omidyar Network and the Economic Security Project. The poll asked voters about their support for two proposals that target the market power of dominant tech firms. Asked about the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, a bipartisan bill that would li
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