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National Women's Health Advisory Council to tackle medical misogyny in medicine and health care

Assistant Minister for Health Ged Kearney will chair the new National Women's Health Council, which will address the range of poorer health outcomes women experience comparative to men.

ABC News

ALS patients contend with $158K price tag on new drug

For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the Food and Drug Administration to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease

The Independent UK

Want to email your doctor? You may be charged for that

The next time you message your doctor to ask about a pesky cough or an itchy rash, you may want to check your bank account first — you could get a bill for the question

The Independent UK

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Did Medicare Advantage plans overcharge?

Some Medicare Advantage plans failed to produce any records to justify their payments, government records show

Salon

Juror speaks out on Trump Org trial

"People really, really didn’t like that," a juror told The Daily Beast

Salon

KHN investigation: The system feds rely on to stop repeat health fraud is broken

The federal system meant to stop health care business owners and executives from repeatedly bilking government health programs fails to do so, a KHN investigation has found.

Tribune News Service

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients treated by a podiatry practice whose owner had been indicted for fraud.

Tribune News Service

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Pensioners with health issues face 'nightmare' as doctors scrap bulk-billing

Patients say they are being priced out of medical care as regional clinics abandon bulk-billing because they too can no longer afford the measure.

ABC News

A frozen capital market and an insurance premium shock: 10 health care predictions for 2023 from top investors

Distressed deals, inflation in insurance premiums, and restrictions on transgender treatments. Here's what the health care sector will look like in 2023, according to top investors.

Fortune

Medicare Advantage health plans dodged auditors, overcharged taxpayers millions

A review of 90 government audits reveals the plans have repeatedly tried to get around mandates to document medical conditions the government paid them to treat.

Chicago Sun-Times

Now that the Medicare psychologist sessions have been cut, I worry about my clients

If we handled cardiac issues the same way, we would turn away someone with high cholesterol and tell them to return once they’d had a heart attack

The Guardian - AU

'We need to reconsider': Labor MP breaks ranks on mental health sessions cuts

Medicare subsidised psychologist appointments are set to decrease from 20 to 10.

The Canberra Times

US Treasury warns Social-Security cuts would ‘decimate’ retirees

A senior U.S. Treasury official warned Tuesday that cuts to Social Security and Medicare would “decimate” the standard of living for American retirees.

Tribune News Service

To protect journalists from government harassment, PRESS Act is now on Senate’s fast track

It’s critical that we protect this pillar of our democracy. I support the PRESS Act and have cleared it for fast-track consideration on the Senate “hotline.”

Chicago Sun-Times

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Salon

The Medicare Advantage plan scandal

Health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations, audits find

ABC News

Bulk-billing GP rates fall to 83 per cent, but doctors say reality of 'broken' Medicare system is worse

Medicare data has confirmed what many already knew: GP bulk-billing rates have fallen in the past quarter, prompting more concern that the scheme is failing.

Salon

GOP's big plan: Hold America hostage

GOP readies another round of legislative terrorism in search of spending cuts. Biden needs to fight back hard

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Congress must raise the debt ceiling now to avoid an economic calamity

America is facing an unprecedented fiscal and economic threat next year and Congress has until Jan. 3 to avoid it. Sometime in 2023, probably around June, the United States will hit the debt ceiling, which is the maximum amount the government can borrow.

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Seeing a psychologist on Medicare? Soon you'll be back to 10 sessions. But we know that's not often enough

From January 1 the number of psychology sessions covered by Medicare will be reduced to ten per year, down from the 20 the government has been subsidising during the pandemic.

WEKU

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

A KHN investigation found when some Medicare Advantage plans got a rare federal audit, they couldn't produce billing records for care they said they'd provided. Some blamed fire, flood — or doctors.

Tribune News Service

A standoff is coming in 2023 — and it’s over the national debt

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is headed toward a standoff over the national debt next year, when Republicans newly in control of the U.S. House threaten to demand concessions for raising the government’s legal borrowing limit.

Tribune News Service

Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits

Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the risk of developing long COVID. But the government plans to stop footing the bill…

The New Daily

John Menadue: Medicare reform must focus on the delivery of health services

If the Labor Government is really the champion of Medicare it would now focus on the delivery of health service and not just on funding.

Tribune News Service

Trump administration veteran shops budget plan with deep cuts

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s budget chief thinks Republicans have taken the wrong path on fiscal policy, and he is seeking to reroute the GOP with an alternative budget blueprint.

The Guardian - AU

Medical specialists’ lack of pricing transparency leading to bill shock for patients

Research finds existing information on medical costs may mask variations in prices which specialists sometimes adjust based on patients’ perceived wealth

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