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...discounted rates. These savings were conveyed to students and others in the form of lower contraceptive prices. But a 2005 federal law eliminated such discounts by forcing drug manufacturers to pay higher fees to include these medicines under Medicaid, the government-subsidized health plan. In anticipation of the price hike, many institutions, including Harvard, purchased the cheaper contraceptives in excess, enabling them to offer lower prices throughout the summer and fall. When these stockpiles ran out, students and others saw birth control prices increase three to four-fold. “With such a large denominator of students...
...example, has a wine-country feel to attract locals who don't want to give up the Napa lifestyle and émigrés who want to adopt it. Anthem Ranch, near Denver, takes advantage of its ski-country site, making it easy for residents to hit the slopes or hike the mountains...
...Republicans, for their part, are unified in their opposition to any tax hikes - even threatening a filibuster if the Dems were to bring up the House bill. "The last thing the American people need right now is a massive tax increase which would be a dangerous jolt to our economy," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. "Congress must pass a responsible fix to this middle class tax hike, the AMT; a fix that doesn't replace one massive tax increase on Americans with another." Some G.O.P. staffers say a "clean" bill could pass the Senate this week, meaning a bill...
...Describe yourself in three words: Wondrous strange stuff. In 15 minutes you are: Off to rehearsal with half a peck of delicious apples. In 15 years you are: A park ranger at Sequoia National Monument, teaching kids about John Muir at the visitors center and leading the 1:30 hike to that one tree that you can drive through...
...Senate is expected to pass a similar bill soon. Bush will almost certainly veto anything with a tax hike, but it's not clear if he will block a status quo bill without one. For health, business and environmental groups, the farm bill is a compelling issue, but for the farm lobby, it's the issue, and politicians oppose it at their peril. The same flattery that irked Lincoln was on display last month at a National Farmers Union reception for members of Congress, who gushed about the farmers who had gathered to lobby against change. "Let me thank...