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...forbade Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices with producers; predictably, costs remain high. Freeing Medicare to bargain with Big Pharma would save the government an estimated $90 billion annually. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs pays lower drug costs than Medicare because it is allowed to negotiate drug prices??it defies logic that one government agency can negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry while another cannot...
...Winthrop Street, UpStairs on the Square co-owner Mary-Catherine Deibel said that her restaurant is always on the lookout for ways to implement environmental practices. The establishment—known for its eye-popping girly décor, well-reviewed dishes and high menu prices??is a member of the Green Restaurant Association, a national non-profit organization that promotes sustainability in the industry...
...Economists of all political stripes agree that the recession grew largely from certain issues: An unsustainable boom in home prices??propped up in part by daredevil lending—led to a rapid depreciation in home values. When transmitted through securitization, this loss of wealth resulted in a crisis of confidence in credit markets and a downturn in economic activity...
...1920s. Assistant Agriculture Secretary Tugwell promised farmers pre-WWI prices, paying their competitors to grow fewer crops, thereby lowering surpluses. But these policies raised food prices at the very moment they needed to drop. For instance, the government orchestrated the death of six million piglets to support pork prices??at a time when the urban poor could not afford bacon...
...February, a drastic hike in international food prices??75 percent since 2005—had shown Harvard University Dining Services little mercy. HUDS responded by “tweaking all over the place” and phasing in cheaper alternatives to reduce costs. Students saw more wedge tomatoes, whole-grain waffle batter, and pasta options made from leftover ingredients. But cost-reduction be damned—student uproar ensued over House e-mail lists. While other colleges seemed to have retained their usual offerings, HUDS had suddenly revamped its menu without any student input, students complained. HUDS responded...