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The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Have you had problems finding affordable healthcare or bulk-billing GPs in Australia?

The health minister says the primary healthcare system is ‘in its worst shape since Medicare began’. We would like to hear about your experiences

The Guardian - AU

Senate's Medicare drug pricing may ripple into private market - Roll Call

Congress is on the verge of allowing the government to restrict prices for drugs covered by Medicare, but experts disagree on whether drugmakers will shift costs to the private market.

Roll Call

What Medicare Part A’s belly-up date means for you

At its current pace, Medicare’s Hospital Insurance trust fund will run out of money in 2028, according to the latest Medicare trustees report

The Independent UK

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Justice Kagan wrote "Now Congress will have to fix a statute this Court has broken."

And Congress is poised to fix the "loophole" left by the Supreme Court decision with a bill drafted by the Respondent.

Reason

Lawsuit could end free preventive health checkups

When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, its authors cited three overarching goals: to improve access to health care, to slow rising medical costs and to improve health outcomes.

Tribune News Service

Morning mail: bulk billing numbers ‘not honest’, Trump raid galvanises right, Serena Williams to retire

Wednesday: Health minister says primary healthcare in ‘worst shape’ since Medicare began. Plus: Australia’s highest and lowest income suburbs

The Guardian - AU

Female GPs say 'inadequate' Medicare rebates, pressure to bulk bill patients adds to emotional burn out

These GPs reveal how financial and emotional exhaustion is fuelling a gender pay gap and making it harder for patients to access mental health care.

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Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway

The Independent UK

‘Not honest’: new health minister dismisses Coalition election claim that bulk billing had hit 88%

Exclusive: ‘Primary care is in its worst shape since Medicare began,’ Mark Butler says amid taskforce review of Medicare system

The Guardian - AU

Dems on the brink of sweeping Medicare changes

Democrats are on the cusp of making the most significant changes to Medicare in more than a decade. Here's what that means.

Axios

Explainer: how neoliberalism became an insult in Australian politics

The much-debated term “neoliberalism” again entered the political debate last week, with Greens leader Adam Bandt using a National Press Club speech to decry neoliberalism in the Labor Party.

The Conversation

Child left ‘stateless’ after estranged Australian father couldn’t be reached for DNA test, court hears

In decision quashed by federal court, citizenship application was rejected despite father’s name on birth certificate and Medicare card

The Guardian - AU

Biden’s landmark climate and spending bill – what’s in it, and what got cut?

The Inflation Reduction Act is a far cry from Biden’s original ambition, but it nonetheless represents victory for the president

The Guardian - US

What is The Inflation Reduction Act? Rishi Sunak to raise concerns with plan to Joe Biden

Everything you need to know about the Inflation Reduction Act

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Republicans condemned for striking down insulin cap in major Biden legislation: ‘Shame on you’

‘How many people have to die from insulin rationing before they stop blocking action?’

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill

Inflation Reduction Act will reduce planet-heating emissions and lower prescription drug costs – and give Biden a crucial victory. Plus, meet Casper the ghostly octopus

WEKU

Senate delivers a major boost to Biden's agenda

In a statement after the Senate passed the roughly $700 billion bill, the president said "doing the important thing almost always" requires compromises.

Al Jazeera

US Senate approves bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs

Estimated $430bn economic package aims to slow climate change, control medicine costs, and raise corporate taxes.

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The Independent UK

What's in Democrats' big bill? Climate, health care, savings

The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems

Tribune News Service

Winners and losers in Democrats’ signature tax and energy bill

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are the biggest winners now that a huge piece of Democrats’ economic agenda is hurtling toward enactment.

Tribune News Service

Sweeping budget package passes Senate; House will take up measure Friday

WASHINGTON — After a year of negotiations, impasses and political maneuvering, the Senate passed Democrats’ top domestic priority: an economic package that would pump hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy programs, raise taxes on corporations and lower health care costs.

Los Angeles Times

Senate Democrats pass sweeping health care, tax and climate bill

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Sunday passed a sweeping health care, tax and climate change bill that will allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug costs — a significant political win as the party tries to send a message before the midterm election that it is delivering on its promises.

Chicago Sun-Times

Senate Democrats approve big Biden deal; House to vote next

The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden’s priorities.

The Independent UK

Senate Democrats pass bill that tackles climate crisis and lowers prescription drug prices

The legislation – which would be the largest investment yet in combating the climate crisis – now heads to the House of Representatives.

The Guardian - US

US Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill after months of wrangling

Inflation Reduction Act will reduce planet-heating emissions and lower prescription drug costs – and give Biden a crucial victory

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