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Medicare Part D Beneficiaries to Receive Much Needed Relief in 2019 - Here's Why

Medicare Part D beneficiaries may receive some much-needed relief on the cost of their prescription drugs starting in 2019. Back in 2010, the Affordable Care Act set a timeline

By Grant Oster

November 9, 2018

OPINION: An Independent's Role in the Health Care Debate

Over the last 15 to 20 years, health care has gone through quite a few changes. Drastic government initiatives for health insurance mainly started with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s

By Grant Oster

September 5, 2018

Brexit Will Have a Lasting Impact on the 2016 Presidential Election -- Here's Why

Until the Brexit, the nation woke up every day to further news of the Orlando shootings. Donald Trump’s rhetoric was picking up again, as he once again emphasized the

By Grant Oster

June 28, 2016

How Ballot Access Requirements for President Compare State to State

In recent news, Ohio state officials told Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley that he could not be on the Democratic primary ballot. The petition to be on the ballot

By Grant Oster

January 8, 2016

OPINION: Why Attacking Obamacare Would Be A Losing Strategy for GOP Candidates

Senior editor at The Atlantic, David Frum, titled his article, “The Question That Will Decide the 2016 Election.” The question is this: Will you take away my health insurance? Health

By Grant Oster

December 17, 2015

Partisan Policymaking Hurts The Nation... And It Is Only Getting Worse

Federal rules and regulations are a source of discussion and debate whenever they come up. Some rules and regulations are straightforward and generally accepted. One example of this would be

By Grant Oster

December 2, 2015

OPINION: Why Sanders Is The Only Leading Candidate to Stand Up on Cybersecurity

If there are swing states, there are also swing issues. These are the issues where there are no “official” Republican or Democratic positions. These issues are significant because it is

By Grant Oster

November 9, 2015

Jim Webb: The Perfect Independent Candidate?

On October 20, shortly after the Democratic presidential debate, former U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-Va.) decided to withdraw from the 2016 Democratic primary. If your first thought is

By Grant Oster

October 21, 2015

Why Previously Independent Candidates Had to Pick Sides

Recently, various news services exploded with the fact that retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson has only been part of the Republican Party for less than a year. They questioned his

By Grant Oster

October 20, 2015