Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has sharply criticised President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, calling it “full of lies” and accusing him of misleading Americans on the economy, voting rights, and Iran.A day after Trump’s address, Harris told “The Parnas Perspective” host Aaron Parnas on his substack show on Wednesday (local time) that she watched the speech and found it detached from the realities facing ordinary families.“I watched it…
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Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, on Thursday, unveiled what he called the “Great Healthcare Plan”, a sweeping proposal aimed at sharply reducing prescription drug prices, lowering insurance premiums, and forcing greater transparency on insurers and healthcare providers, while sending government funds directly to individuals rather than corporations. “I am thrilled to announce my plan to lower healthcare prices for all Americans and truly make healthcare affordable again—we’…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) A New Jersey physician has been charged in a sweeping 58-count federal indictment accusing him of running an opioid “pill mill,” exchanging prescriptions for sexual favors, and defrauding the state’s Medicaid program over several years, US prosecutors have said.Ritesh Kalra, 52, of Secaucus City in New Jersey, was indicted on charges that include unlawful distribution of opioids, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and health care fraud. Kalra, an internist, appe…
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) Indian American Dr Tina Shah’s entry into electoral politics grew out of years spent in intensive care units, where she treated patients whose conditions deteriorated after medicines were denied or care was delayed.Shah is now among several Democrats and the only Indian American seeking the party’s nomination in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, arguing that the systemic failures she encountered in hospitals are the direct result of decisions made in Washing…