Dem's Medicare Claim Is Politifact's "Lie of the Year." Or Is It?

Medicare: Well, is it or isn't it? Politifact designated a Democratic statement that "Republicans voted to end Medicare" as its "political lie of the year," but New York Times columnist Paul Krugman ripostes that the claim actually is true. Tons of debate online today over this.

Essential Medicines: Doctors Without Borders releases a report on the 10 important news stories of 2011 relating to access to life-saving medicines.

Lipitor: Sales of brand-name cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor have plunged by half in the week since the blockbuster medication got completion from generic equivalents, Linda A. Johnson reports for the Associated Press.

Public Health: The loss of nearly 17,000 jobs from state health agencies threatens previous investments in public health and could harm the health of Americans, a group of state health officials said Mon., UPI reports.

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