| News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Wednesday February 21, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Arnold AFB's Economic Impact Exceeds $1B in FY 2023
ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news:
By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs
The economic impact of Arnold Air Force Base across the state of Tennessee was $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year.
Arnold AFB impacted the local areas through payroll, secondary jobs created through local spending, and other expenditures for supplies, utilities, fuel and services and the spin-off impact of those purchases.
The base employed a mixture
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BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 20, 2024, entitled "Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023":
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Utah had 85,000 job openings in December 2023, unchanged from November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openings rate
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Calif. A.G. Bonta Urges Congress to Combat Rising Prescription Drug Prices
OAKLAND, California, Feb. 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general urging Congress to pass legislation that will hold Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) accountable for their unfair and deceptive practices that drive up the costs of prescription drugs. PBMs act as middlemen between pharmacies, drug manufacturers, health insurance plans, and cons
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ILL. A.G. RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO ACT ON REFORMS TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024:
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, today called on Congress to take decisive action to reform the way pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business.
A PBM is a third-party company that functions as an intermediary between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, ostensibly to reduce the cost of prescriptio
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Ohio A.G. Yost Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congressional Action on PBM Reform
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024:
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
The bipartisan letter, authored by the Attorneys General of Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, demands Congress take decisiv
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Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 21 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news:
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
"Pharmacy benefit managers are failing Tennessee families. Current PBM practices consistently hurt patients and pharmacists," Attor
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