Trump Administration Issues New Medicare Drug Pricing Rule to Stop Companies from Inflating Costs

As part of a larger effort to lower the cost of healthcare for Americans, the Trump administration is tackling drug prices. On August 9, a new rule was issued that attempts to close a Medicaid loophole that allowed drug companies to treat certain medicines as “new” drugs. In exploiting that loophole, companies would change the […]

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SEC Rejects Bitcoin ETF Proposals

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently rejected nine applications to register Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs have become a popular method for investors to gain exposure to alternative assets such as gold, oil, and other commodities without having to actually purchase the commodities themselves. The general way in which ETFs operate is that […]

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Hungary Bans Gender Studies Programs Due to Lack of Job Market

Hungary is no longer taking a back seat as its young people are left jobless and its economy loses money for the sake of state-subsidized gender studies education. The populist government banned gender studies programs, affecting two prominent universities; one being its state-funded ELTE university and the other the private Central European University. European media […]

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