WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump called Monday for a $54 billion annual increase in defense spending, describing the 10 percent jump as a “landmark event,” a message aimed at assuring the world of “American strength, security and resolve.” Speaking to U.S. governors at the White House, Trump said, “We must ensure that our courageous servicemen […]
ANCHORAGE: The Anchorage NAACP is calling on Dan Sullivan to retract an inaccurate press release about Medicare and the Affordable Care Act. Sullivan’s ad false claims that the ACA cuts money from Medicare, when in fact non-partisan studies have found that the Affordable Care Act adds Medicare benefits while making Medicare more financially secure. “It […]
August 14, 2014 – More than 40 percent of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients take opioid pain relievers, while the prevalence of chronic opioid use is over 20 percent and rising, reports a study in the September issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The […]