Inflation Reduction Act Continues to Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs for Drugs with Price Increases Above Inflation
A continuing key priority of the Biden-Harris Administration is lowering prescription drug costs. The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the list of 43 prescription drugs for which Part B beneficiary coinsurances may be lower between July 1 – September 30, 2023.
Hallucinogen Use Other than LSD Nearly Doubles from 2018 to 2021 in Young Adults
Young adults ages 19 to 30 nearly doubled their past 12-month use of non-LSD hallucinogens in the United States from 2018 to 2021, according to a study by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the University of Michigan.
CMS Announces Multi-State Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new primary care model – the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model – that will be tested under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in eight states.
Disneyland announces California resident ticket offer
Good news for all Disney fans that live in California! Disney announced on Tuesday a special ticket offer for California residents only, allowing those eligible to visit Disneyland Resort this summer for as little as $83 per day with a 3-day, 1-park per day theme park ticket.
California is offering free immigration legal services for community college students
If you’re a student, staff or faculty member at a California community college, you’re eligible for free legal immigration services. Since 2019, California has been investing $10 million yearly in a program that provides legal services to help community college students renew their status under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, identify options to apply for permanent residency or for permanent residents to apply for naturalization, among other services.
