WASHINGTON – A former Yale classmate has accused Supreme Court nominee of Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, according to a story posted by the New Yorker late Sunday. Kavanaugh denied the accusation, calling it “a smear, plain and simple.”
September 23, 2018 @ 9:52 pm
Posted inHealth
As states try to rein in drug spending, feds slap down one bold Medicaid move
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have denied an attempt by Massachusetts to negotiate prices for about 1 percent of the highest-priced drugs and stop covering some of them. CMS rejected the proposal, saying Massachusetts couldn’t do what it wanted and continue to receive the deep discounts drugmakers are required by law to give state Medicaid programs. The development has implications for the rest of the country.
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The Kavanaugh allegation dominates the week
A sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh dominated the national news last week and brought into stark relief the differences between how men and women – and Democrats and Republicans — view the controversy and the broader and politically tricky issue it represents.