News for August 14 — Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Medicare drug price negotiation, WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/drug-price-rules-for-seniors-change-with-passage-of-climate-and-health-bill-11660471200 . The Inflation Reduction Act authorized these negotiations. They begin in 2026. Medicare negotiations start with a list of 10 commonly prescribed drugs that expands gradually over the following years.

WSJ: Mental health worker shortage: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-us-can-solve-mental-health-professional-shortage-11660067769 .

WSJ: DOJ review of retrieved Mar-a-Lago documents: https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-search-of-mar-a-lago-achieved-doj-top-priority-get-the-documents-11660512503 .

Fruitcake flambé: https://apnews.com/article/us-capitol-man-rams-car-into-barricade-kills-himself-5cb76c10dadf0f9c0cae70959e9a6f39 . This act appears inspired by the insurrectionist activities of January 6 and Friday’s attack on the Cincinnati FBI office. We see another sad waste of the life of a misguided individual.

Stephen King calls Orange Julius a sociopath and a criminal: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stephen-king-donald-trump-is-a-sociopath-202806679.html . And let’s face it, this guy knows horror better than anyone.