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Biden to highlight health care cost achievements with New Hampshire visit
Concord, New Hampshire – President Biden will tout his administration’s health care achievements during a visit to New Hampshire on Tuesday alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, as the president seeks to cement his policy legacy.
Mr. Biden is expected to speak at Concord Community College, where he will highlight a new report by the Health and Human Services that found nearly 1.5 million Medicare enrollees saved nearly $1 billion on prescription drugs in the first half of 2024.
The savings are a result of the cap on out-of-pocket drug costs put in place in the Inflation Reduction Act, a signature piece of legislation Mr. Biden signed into law in 2022. The law capped out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries at $3,500 per year, and next year the cap will go down to $2,000 per year.
“Congress has talked a lot about this, but just never got much done. And partly it had to do with the fact that Pharma is such a big lobbyist,” Leighton Ku, a professor in the department of health policy and management at George Washington University, said in an interview. “So the fact that the Biden administration could work with Congress to get even these marginal things done is impressive.”
The Biden administration had previously negotiated prices for 10 widely used prescription drugs after back-and-forth between Medicare and drug manufacturers, and capped insulin at $35 per month for many patients.
On Monday, the White House also proposed a plan that, if put into effect, would require private insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control methods at no cost to patients.
In a statement released ahead of the event, Sanders praised the administration’s efforts to lower drug prices. “For the first time in history, Medicare is negotiating to lower the prices of some of the most expensive prescription drugs in America,” the Vermont senator said. “But, let’s be clear. Much more needs to be done. In my view, nobody in America should be paying more for prescription drugs than they do in Europe or Canada.”
Mr. Biden is also expected to make a stop at a campaign office while in the Granite State.
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Dartmouth sorority, 2 members of fraternity face charges after student who went to party drowned
A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer.
Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing in July after the party. State and local emergency responders searched the Connecticut River and found his body.
On Friday, police in Hanover, New Hampshire, where Dartmouth is located, announced that Alpha Phi has been charged with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house. Two members of the Beta Alpha Omega were charged with providing alcohol to a person under 21.
The party was hosted by Alpha Phi sorority and alcohol was provided by Beta Alpha Omega. Most of those at the party were under 21. At the end of the party, police said several attendees decided to swim in the river. While at the river, a heavy rainstorm hit and most people left. Jang, whose family told authorities he could not swim, was left behind.
At the time of the incident, Dartmouth suspended the sorority and fraternity and those suspensions remain in effect. Jang was a member of Beta Alpha Omega.
“Dartmouth has long valued the contributions that Greek organizations bring to the student experience, when they are operating within their stated values and standards,” the college said in a statement. “These organizations, as well as all Dartmouth students and community members, have a responsibility to ensure Dartmouth remains a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive community for students, faculty, and staff.”
No one from Alpha Phi could be reached for comment.
Singer-songwriter Khalid came out as gay on social media after he was outed, according to his posts on X.
The Grammy nominee, 26, posted a rainbow flag emoji and short statement on X on Friday afternoon.
“there yall go. next topic please lol,” Khalid, whose full name is Khalid Donnel Robinson, wrote.
In a later post, Khalid said that he had been “outted,” but did not provide any other information or context.
“The world still continues to turn,” he wrote. He added that he was “not ashamed” of his sexuality, but had not publicly spoken about it because “it ain’t nobodies business.” He responded to multiple fans’ comments to say he was never “hiding” his sexual orientation.
In a final post, he said he was done discussing the topic. He also shared some of the posts on his Instagram story, thanking fans for “all of the support.”
@thegr8khalid
CBS News reached out to Khalid’s representatives for any additional comment.
Khalid released his third studio album “Sincere” in August. Throughout his career, he has earned critical acclaim and has been nominated for six Grammy Awards. He has won multiple MTV Video Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. In 2019, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.
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