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Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan causing heartburn for GOP

Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended a plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats repeatedly seized on it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security

The Independent UK

Scott quietly edits plan to end Medicare

The Florida Republican changed his plan to exclude the programs after backlash from Democrats and his own party

Salon

Why hundreds of doctors are lobbying in Washington this week

They came to tell Congress about their "recovery plan" for physicians, which includes a Medicare pay boost and an end to some frustrating insurance company requirements.

WEKU

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Rick Scott accuses Biden and McConnell of "gotcha politics" on Social Security

"To say otherwise is a disingenuous Democrat lie," Scott wrote about Biden.

Axios

Afternoon Update: the electorates where it’s hardest to find a bulk-billing GP; Brisbane’s new Olympic arena; and Bruce Willis has dementia

New data reveals the extend of Medicare’s woes across the country

The Guardian - AU

Revealed: the areas where Australians are struggling to access free GP care

Exclusive: Data shows low bulk-billing rates in affluent Sydney suburbs as well as several regional electorates and Tasmania

The Guardian - AU

Social Security and Medicare Cuts Are Coming, Whether Politicians Do It or Not

As legislators refuse to act, benefits will be cut without any possibility of sheltering those seniors who are poor.

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Where David Cross draws the comedy line

Cross talks to Salon about his stand-up tour, capitalism, rejecting theocracy and how a fan once changed his mind

Salon

Labor's 'suburban mum' first off in big by-election bid

The selection of a Labor candidate for the Aston by-election in Victoria is expected to be followed by a swathe of other announcements by parties and groups.

AAP

LA County-run hospitals could expand free and discounted care

LOS ANGELES — Hospitals run by Los Angeles County could make free care available to more of their financially strapped patients under a new proposal aimed at expanding relief from medical bills.

Los Angeles Times

What happens to COVID vaccines and drugs authorized for emergency use when health emergency ends?

On May 11, the central pillar of the country's pandemic response — the declaration of a national emergency that began March 1, 2020 — will come down. But Americans will continue to have access to the vaccines, drugs and medical devices that were authorized for emergency use against COVID-19, so…

Los Angeles Times

Medicare politics are on a crash course with reality

All the solutions are unpopular, but the problem will be worse.

Axios

How seniors could lose in the Medicare political wars

Politicians are again pointing fingers over cutting Medicare. Any party accused of threatening the program tends to lose elections, but without a bipartisan agreement, seniors stand to lose the most.

WEKU

Your money or your life: Patient on $50,000-a-week cancer drug fears leaving behind huge medical debt

After several rounds of treatment for a rare eye cancer — weekly drug infusions that could cost nearly $50,000 each — Paul Davis learned Medicare had abruptly stopped paying the bills.

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Axios

The administration's next crack at lower drug prices

The Biden administration unveiled three drug payment programs Tuesday aimed at helping reduce patients' out-of-pocket costs.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Getting past the debt blame game

The barbs exchanged at the State of the Union address remind us of the ease with which each party feels it can blame the other for the worsening of federal indebtedness year after year, Congress after Congress, and presidential administration after administration. These routinized charges are not only counterproductive, they…

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Who's lying about the GOP's plans to cut Social Security? The GOP, of course

President Joe Biden has congressional Republicans all asquirm as he conducts a post-State of the Union speech national tour.

Fortune

It's Medicare Open Enrollment season. Here's what to consider if you want to change plans

Medicare recipients have the opportunity to change their plans between Jan. 1 and March 31.

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ABC News

Canberra GP clinic asks defence veterans to pay for treatment, saying white card funding too low to recover costs

A Canberra surgery has told patients it will refuse Department Veterans' Affairs cards as payment, as it doesn't cover its costs.

WEKU

Nearly $50,000 a week for a cancer drug? A man worries about bankrupting his family

Medicare suddenly stopped paying for the pricey drug that prolongs his life. As he waits for an appeal, this retired physician wonders if he should give up treatment to spare his family the cost.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Yes, Republicans have threatened Social Security. And they're still doing it

It seems the hecklers at last week’s State of the Union speech owe President Joe Biden an apology. After some congressional Republicans tried to shout him down for saying some in the GOP want to cut Social Security and Medicare, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stepped up to add his voice…

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: I almost wrote off Joe Biden in 2020. Boy, was I wrong then. What about now?

Was I the only journalist in America who thought President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech Tuesday was hard to watch? At least until he departed from his script and began sparring with the nation's rudest Republicans?

Tribune News Service

Era of ‘free’ COVID vaccines, test kits and treatments is ending. Who will pay the tab now?

Time is running out for free-to-consumer COVID-19 vaccines, at-home test kits and some treatments.

The Guardian - US

Biden’s on a winning streak and up for a fight: so why are voters so negative?

The president sparred with Republicans at the State of the Union and has won legislative victories but polls show little enthusiasm for a re-election bid

WEKU

Republicans say they won't cut Social Security. So why does it keep coming up?

Republicans committed publicly at the State of the Union not to cut Social Security or Medicare. But it remains the party's third rail amid talks over the debt ceiling.

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