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Latest Medicare price drug negotiations includes Ozempic, Wegovy – UPI.com (Me: Thank you President Biden!)

Drugs used to treat cancer, diabetes and other chronic conditions are among 15 picked for negotiations that could result in lower prices for patients, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Friday.

The 15 drugs selected by HHS are all covered under Medicare Part D and represent the second round of negotiations between drug companies and the department, with a goal of lowering costs for Medicare patients.

Popular diabetes drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, which are also used for weight loss are among the 15 announced Friday.

Source: Latest Medicare price drug negotiations includes Ozempic, Wegovy – UPI.com

Biden Makes History by Commuting 4,000 Total Sentences in Last Days in Office – Mother Jones

This morning President Joe Biden announced that he is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people serving longer prison terms for convictions related to crack cocaine. In doing so, Biden made history and set the record for the most total individual commutations by a president in history at over 4,000.

“Today’s clemency action provides relief for individuals who received lengthy sentences based on discredited distinctions between crack and powder cocaine, as well as outdated sentencing enhancements for drug crimes,” Biden said in a statement issued by the White House on Friday.

Source: Biden Makes History by Commuting 4,000 Total Sentences in Last Days in Office – Mother Jones

‘It should be up to us’: Greenlanders on Trump, Denmark – and their land | Greenland | The Guardian

…“And to hear people outside this saying ‘we want to buy this land’, you can’t even describe how wrong it is because it’s not in our culture, it’s not in our mentality. You don’t own people. You don’t own land…

That does not mean they rule out collaboration with the US – or other countries for that matter – though. There is a sense that the renewed US interest could help achieve independence, or at the very least force Denmark to improve its treatment of the territory. Already it has started to change the rhetoric of Danish politicians.

“Human beings from all over the world should always be up for collaboration,” says Miké. But, he adds: “Never call it ownership or commonwealth, but keep it real. Let’s say: ‘Let’s talk about what we can do together.’”

In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, the Greenlandic prime minister, Múte Egede, said: “We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t even want to be Danes. We want strong cooperation between our countries.”

Reiterating his point, he added: “We want to be clear: we do not want to be Americans. We do not want to be part of the United States.”

”Source: ‘It should be up to us’: Greenlanders on Trump, Denmark – and their land | Greenland | The Guardian