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Wen

And not a measure of GDP that most people would appreciate!

Despite growth in 2024, living standards fell. Inequality, weak public investment and government cuts threaten prosperity. Labour must offer voters something different

They don’t appear to embarking on that journey - the cult of Thatcher and household 3economics is strong in Reeves.

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · The Guardian view on Britain’s broken economy: ‘That’s your bloody GDP, not ours’By Editorial
#UkPolitics#GDP#Benefit
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Bleakness

New benefit shirt for Derrick of FDL records that co-released our LP in the US, he has been deeply affected by the LA fires.
All proceeds directly to Derrick & his coop to help them recover from their loss.
This is limited, pre-order now on : alacarterecords.com

#LAfires#punk#benefit
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BlowUpRadio.com

ROCK AGAINST HATE (is fighting the good fight)

WEBATHON SCHEDULE
(All Times Are ET)

Now - Diego Allessandro
4:40pm - Ben Morss (Ancient Babies)
5:20pm - Mighty Alrighty
6pm - Jason Didner
6:40pm - Chris Rockwell

& BlowUpRadio.com Presents New NJ Music @ 7:15pm

Listen & donate to Planned Parenthood & Kids In Need of Defense here: blowupradio.com

blowupradio.comBlowUpRadio.com - Where New Jersey Rock LivesBlowUpRadio.com - where new jersey rock lives nj rock, nj concerts and nj band info
#music#benefit#USPol
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BlowUpRadio.com

ROCK AGAINST HATE (reminds you that altruism is always great)

WEBATHON SCHEDULE
(All Times Are ET)

Now - Loose Panic
12:40pm - Amanda Rose Riley
1:20pm - Laree Cisco
2pm - Steve Nyhoff
2:40pm - The Cucumbers
3:20pm - Greg McGarvey
4pm - Diego Allessandro
4:40pm - Ben Morss (Ancient Babies)
5:20pm - Mighty Alrighty
6pm - Jason Didner
6:40pm - Chris Rockwell

Listen & donate to Planned Parenthood & Kids In Need of Defense here: blowupradio.com

ROCK AGAINST HATE MUSICIANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
#music#benefit
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BlowUpRadio.com

I see people are checking out our 2 new ROCK AGAINST HATE albums, but sales could be better.

I know there are a lot of worthy causes vieing for donations, but if you can spare $20 or more, please consider getting there 2 albums. Each contains 30 songs.

Volume 5 benefits Planned Parenthood available here: rahpp.bandcamp.com/album/rock-

Volume 6 benefits Kids In Need of Defense (KIND): rahkind.bandcamp.com/album/roc

More at rockagainsthate.org

Thank You

Rock Against Hate - A Benefit For Planned ParenthoodRock Against Hate Volume 5 - Benefiting Planned Parenthood, by Rock Against Hate - A Benefit For Planned Parenthood30 track album
#Music#Benefit#PlannedParenthood
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Chuck Darwin

Health insurance companies are notorious for exploiting prior authorization schemes to avoid paying for care and have denied claims at alarming rates in recent years.

However, corporate consolidation of industry “middlemen” that experts say are partially to blame for the prescription drug affordability crisis has received less scrutiny from the general public,
despite efforts by lawmakers and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to shine light on the notoriously opaque and confusing corporate bureaucracy that determines the cost of medicine.

We often hear about Big Pharma selling drugs at high prices
and insurance companies dragging their feet when it comes time to pay the bill,
but the prices patients pay out of pocket for pharmaceuticals is largely shaped by the connective tissue between insurers and drug manufacturers: #pharmacy #benefit #managers, or PBMs.

PBMs have been around for decades, but the largest PBMs have merged with major insurance companies to form conglomerates,
including UnitedHealth Group’s #OptumRx.

In theory, PBMs negotiate discounts and rebates paid by drug makers that are passed onto insurance companies and their patients,
but the lack of transparency in that process has long frustrated lawmakers and regulators attempting to contain the skyrocketing cost of medicine.

The PBMs say their secret negotiations with drug companies make prescriptions more affordable for consumers,
but this system has not shown to protect patients from sticker shock at the pharmacy counter.

Nearly 30 percent of Americans say they haven’t taken prescribed medication due to cost,
and an estimated 1.1 million Medicare patients alone could die over the next decade because they cannot afford the drugs prescribed by their doctors,
according to the American Hospital Association.

The FTC reports that in 2023, the U.S. spent more than $722 billion on prescription drugs,
💥nearly as much as the rest of the world combined.

Clearly the system is not working for patients or public health,
and policy makers in both parties have increasingly focused on the PBMs
and their recent mergers with major insurance companies.

According to a two-year FTC investigation on health care conglomerates released in July,
PBMs are “powerful middlemen inflating drug costs and squeezing Main Street pharmacies.”

“We’ve heard accounts of how the business practices of PBMs may deprive patients of access to the most affordable medicines
and how doctors find themselves having to subordinate their independent medical judgment to PBMs’ decision-making at the expense of patient health,”
FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement at the time.
truthout.org/articles/its-not-

Truthout · It’s Not Just Denied Claims. Insurance Firms Are Hiring Middlemen to Deny Meds.Lawmakers are looking to break up massive health care conglomerates that manage nearly 80 percent of prescriptions.
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