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Cutting Federal Budget

Medicare Should Just Say No to Unproven Drugs

Jim Jaffe | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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Jim Jaffe

For a new administration committed to fixing the US health system by only paying for medicine we know works, Medicare's decision to pay for off-label drugs presents a challenging question.

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Three Ugly Little Truths About The Federal Budget

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Social Security, Federal Budget Deficit, Cutting Federal Budget, Medicare, Medicaid, Congress, Federal Budget, Bush Budget, Business News
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

This country really needs to start thinking seriously about cutting spending, raising taxes, or doing some of both. The United States is a wealthy nation. We're not Haiti. There's no fundamental reason our government can't live within its means. But so far, it doesn't even deserve an "E" for effort.

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