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A user on TikTok has gone viral for calling out the American healthcare system after he was charged $1,900 for 5 stitches.

5 ways the Democrats' inflation bill could lower drug prices for seniors

Washington, D.C. — Many rural communities across the United States lack access to health care, but states have several tools available to help relieve rural care shortages and support health care professionals during the pandemic and beyond, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress.

With long-term federal infrastructure investment, schools can deliver critical health and learning benefits to students while supporting the transition to a 100 percent clean energy future.

Using Bulk Purchasing To Lower Prescription Drug Prices Getty/Andrew Lichtenstein An elderly women begins her day taking her daily prescription medicine on December 24, 2017, in Phoenix, Arizona. Colin Seeberger Introduction and summary COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of an effective government response to infectious diseases, epidemics, and pandemics. In the United States, the initial federal response to the coronavirus crisis was insufficient, causing up to an estimated 180,000 avo...

The Basic Facts About Children in Poverty Getty/Gregory Rec A boy holds his little brothers hand after picking him up at the bus stop in Biddeford, Maine, April 2020. Julia Cusick For more on this topic, see The Basic Facts About Women in Poverty Women, especially women of color, in the United States are more likely to live in poverty than men, and they need robust, targeted solutions to ensure their long-term economic security. Read Introduction and summary In Am...

Media Credit: Grace Hromin | Assistant Photo Editor The JEC released an opinion during the 2019 SA election forbidding write-in candidates from submitting a photo and purpose statement, according to the bill. The Student Association Senate voted to update election procedures at its last meeting of the semester Monday, allowing write-in candidates in runoff elections to submit additional information on the ballot for voters’ consideration. The senate action grants any write-in candidate the ab...