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Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks alongside U.S. President Joe Biden at Prince George’s Community College on August 15, 2024 in Largo, Maryland. Biden and Harris held the event to talk about their administration's efforts to lower drug costs. This event is the first time President Biden and Vice President Harris have appeared in public together since Biden announced he would be stepping down from running for re-election. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Harris seeks to lower drug costs for Texans, building on recent progress

by Isabel Soisson

| September 30, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | TEXAS
Harris wants to expand the $35 monthly cap on insulin costs and a $2,000 annual cap on out-of-pocket drug costs so that they apply to all Americans, not just seniors on Medicare.
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13 wildest lies Trump told in the debate with Kamala Harris

by Kyle Kaminski

| September 11, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | Affordability | BLACK OWNED BUSINESS | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | EXTREMISM | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | INFRASTRUCTURE | JOBS | JOE BIDEN | Kamala Harris | LABOR | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | SMALL BUSINESS
Ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for their first presidential debate—and Trump unleashed a barrage of lies and misleading claims.
Young Black woman wearing a yellow face mask receiving a band aid after a vaccine.

Everything you need to know about the new flu and COVID vaccines

by Brook Bolen

| September 10, 2024

Community | DFW | HEALTH
When it comes to protection against flu and COVID, vaccines are necessary to tackle the latest strains of each. Here's what you need to know.
Young Black woman wearing a yellow face mask receiving a band aid after a vaccine.

Everything you need to know about the new flu and COVID vaccines

by Brook Bolen

| September 10, 2024

Community | HEALTH | TEXAS
When it comes to protection against flu and COVID, vaccines are necessary to tackle the latest strains of each. Here's what you need to know.
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers

by Isabel Soisson

| August 15, 2024

HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | TEXAS
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.