Human Interest

Getting Medicare costs under control is a full-time job. But some proposed cost-cutting measures could end up doing more harm than good.

Take the legislation introduced in the House and Senate by Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), respectively. Their "Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act" is designed to reduce costs by altering the financing structure of Medicare Part D, the prescription drug benefit for seniors.

The Trump administration has a new plan to reduce Americans' out-of-pocket drug bills. It's sure to face opposition from entrenched special interests. But if the administration succeeds in implementing the plan, patients will greatly benefit.

The proposed rule would reform how drug companies and insurers interact, especially in Medicare's Part D prescription benefit, which covers about 45 million seniors and Americans with disabilities. The government doesn't administer its own prescription plans. Instead, it allows private insurers to sell coverage to beneficiaries. 

Want some local elk or deer meat? Antlerless big game permit applications open soon

SALT LAKE CITY — If putting locally sourced, nutritious meat on the table while enjoying time in Utah’s beautiful outdoors sounds good to you, take note that the application period for antlerless big game permits open soon.  

As urban areas are pushing for more gun controls rural areas are mounting an equal amount of resistance, citizens even posting “we will not comply” signs.  So far the battle is largely confined to western counties but spreading eastward as at least 179 counties now designate themselves as Second Amendment sanctuary counties.  State sheriff associations are driving the issue for four primary reasons: its unconstitutional, violates due process, is unenforceable and does nothing to protect law abiding citizens.  Most probably see it also as a back door to eventual gun confiscation.

Save the Date

 Presidential contenders are in a battle to out give one another. Senator Elizabeth Warren proposes a whopping $50,000 per student college loan forgiveness. Senator Bernie Sanders proposes free health care for all Americans plus illegal aliens. Most Democratic presidential candidates promise free stuff that includes free college, universal income, "Medicare for All" and debt forgiveness.

EAGLE, ID, May 22, 2019 – A sea of showstopping displays from coast to coast made for some tough judging in the 2019 Idaho® Potato Lover’s Retail Display Contest, which gave out more than $150,000 in cash and prizes.