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Jerry Tardieu in Conference

04/10/2019

HAPPENINGS Jerry Tardieu in conference SPECIAL TO H-O. — It happened at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., last Tuesday evening, April 2, where Député (Congressman) Jerry Tardieu, representing the Pétion-Ville constituency in the Lower House of Parliament, spoke to a full house at the Fong Auditorium of Boylston Hall. The topic, “Haiti. After the 2010 Earthquake: A Country Still at the Crossroads,” was addressed with statistics showing how much the country has digressed in the last decade. However, going…

PRICE CONTROLS PUT AMERICANS’ HEALTH AT STAKE

03/14/2019

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| Anglais, Chronique, USA

Price Controls Put Americans’ Health At stake By Peter J. Pitts * CHRONIQUEUR INVITÉ/GUEST COLLUMNIST Scientists searching for cures to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and other deadly illnesses may soon lose their funding, due to a misguided proposal from Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The proposal would gradually reduce Medicare’s reimbursement rate for advanced drugs administered in hospitals and doctor’s offices by 30 percent. Sec. Azar claims these price controls, “will save $17 billion in Medicare drug spending…