Medicare safeguard overwhelmed by pricey drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) — New government numbers show that a financial safeguard for Medicare beneficiaries has become a way for pharmaceuticals to get billions of dollars for pricey medications at taxpayer expense. The cost of Medicare’s “catastrophic” prescription coverage jumped by 85 percent in three years, from $27.7 billion in 2013 to $51.3 billion in 2015.…
Munich police hunting mall shooter or shooters
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s dpa news agency reports that police in Munich are saying “we expect multiple dead” in a shooting at a mall and police are hunting for the shooter or shooters. Dpa is quoting Munich police as saying no one has been captured yet. Dpa says the attack started at a fast food…
