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The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Here’s Why It’s So Fkn Hard To Find A GP That Actually Bulk-Bills These Days

"GPs across the country are just saying that enough is enough."

Pedestrian.tv

Bernie Sanders: ‘extremely modest’ spending bill fails to meet the moment

Leftwing senator says party squandered chance to be bold, and takes aim at ‘corporate Democrats’ Sinema and Manchin

The Guardian - US

House passes Inflation Reduction Act

"We've got more to do," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said on the House floor. "But today, let's celebrate this."

Salon

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Rural Tasmanian ratepayers hit with levy to help councils keep GP clinic doors open

Ratepayers in rural areas around Tasmania are being slugged with a levy to prop up medical clinics, prompting fresh calls for the commonwealth to step in and help.

ABC News

US Congress passes spending bill in win for Biden administration

The bill has breathed life into the Democratic Party’s ambitions to retain control of Congress in upcoming elections.

Al Jazeera

House Democrats pass sweeping health care, tax and climate bill

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday passed a sweeping health care, tax and climate change bill. Now they have to sell it.

Los Angeles Times

OLD House Democrats pass climate and health care bill on party-line vote, sending it to Joe Biden’s desk

Bill focuses on combating climate change, lowering the cost of prescription drugs and continues subsidies for health insurance

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House Democrats pass climate and health care bill on party-line vote, sending it to Joe Biden’s desk

Bill focuses on combating climate change, lowering the cost of prescription drugs and continues subsidies for health insurance

The Independent UK

US House passes Democrats’ landmark healthcare and climate bill

Biden is expected to quickly sign the legislation, which delivers a much-needed political victory for the party ahead of the midterms

The Guardian - US

‘Treated as a third-class citizen’: patients who need Medicare most struggle to find a GP who bulk bills

As more doctors charge for appointments some people are being forced to limit GP visits or travel long distances for affordable care

The Guardian - AU

Inflation Reduction Act may have little impact on inflation

With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, Congress is poised to approve President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act

The Independent UK

Budget bill clears as Democrats seek to head off midterm losses - Roll Call

The House on Friday cleared a climate, health and tax package salvaging key parts of Democrats’ domestic agenda.

Roll Call

In Biden's big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction

The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change

The Independent UK

House Dems set to overcome GOP for climate, health care win

A flagship Democratic economic bill is perched on the edge of House passage

The Independent UK

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Can Medicare negotiate the price of prescription drugs?

The ten most expensive drugs covered by Medicare are responsible for about a fifth of total Medicare drug spending.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: In the Inflation Reduction Act, a much-needed step toward lowering prescription drug costs

It's become tiresome to see progressive politicians act like a pouting teenager who seems to think it's a sin to ever admit satisfaction with anything. Their lukewarm reaction to Senate passage of the admittedly ill-named Inflation Reduction Act won't help energize the voters Democrats need to avoid conservatives regaining Congress…

The Guardian - AU

Why is my doctor no longer bulk billing and is Medicare in crisis?

Increasingly, GPs in Australia say the amount they are reimbursed is not enough to cover expenses, and they have little option but to pass costs on to patients

The Guardian - AU

‘Bulk billing is almost non-existent’: Tasmanian councils turn to ratepayers to prop up flailing GP clinics

Exclusive: A lack of federal support means several rural areas are using council rates to subsidise health services for vulnerable patients

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The Guardian - AU

I’m off to Bali! It’s like the pandemic never happened. Except it did – and it hurt us all differently

My bag is scanned and gets pulled off for checking. No!!! Why did I pack a can of cold brew coffee?

The Independent UK

White House looks to tout Biden’s successes and stress GOP opposition as midterms loom: ‘There is a contrast here’

“There is a real contrast here, and that contrast will be in front of the country this fall as it looks towards who will lead going forward”

The Guardian - US

Democrats’ midterm prospects perk up as Biden finally hits his stride

Surging job numbers and the Senate passage of the climate bill means Republicans might not win the decisive victory they crave

ABC News

Tristar medical clinics to close across four states and territories after failing to attract a buyer

Regional patients across Victoria, NSW, Canberra and the Northern Territory may be left without a town doctor from Friday with 10 clinics previously owned by the Tristar Medical Group to close.

Tribune News Service

Senate’s Medicare drug pricing may ripple into private market

Congress is on the verge of passing historic drug pricing legislation that would allow the government to restrict prices for drugs covered by Medicare, but experts disagree on whether drugmakers will shift those costs to the private market.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: GPs ditch bulk billing, power companies fail Paris goal, Trump pleads the fifth

Thursday: Doctors cite stalling Medicare rebates and rising overheads as reasons a fifth are changing their payment methods. Plus: six winter rice dishes

The Guardian - AU

GPs ditching bulk billing as costs rise and Medicare rebates lag, survey shows

Nearly a quarter of doctors surveyed say they have changed billing model, as peak body calls for higher rebates

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