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Six Charitable Giving Strategies: Feel Good and Cut Your Taxes

These strategies can help you spread the love even more to charities you trust while also taking advantage of different kinds of tax benefits.

Kiplinger

Long travel distances, excessive wait times, doctor shortages—Medicare beneficiaries face hurdles to see neurologists

The prevalence of neurological and nervous system issues in people 65 and older makes the need for better neurological options for Medicare patients even more important.

Fortune

Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows

Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more than twice as likely to contribute to premature deaths as air pollution particles from other sources, new research demonstrates.

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US coal power plants killed at least 460,000 people in past 20 years – report

Pollution caused twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, with updated understanding of dangers of PM2.5

The Guardian - US

What’s the state of telehealth after COVID-19?

At the beginning of the pandemic, telehealth visits increased from about 5 million to more than 53 million among Medicare recipients alone. 80% of physicians plan to continue using it.

USAFacts

Demand For Medicare Advantage Zero-Premium Plans Stable, Study Finds

Medicare open enrollment report shows the percentage of beneficiaries choosing zero-premium plans this year is stable but down slightly from last year.

Kiplinger

She was elated about her pregnancy. Then came a $2,400 bill for blood tests

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. The cost could be much higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it all.

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Rampant confusion about Medicare is bad for your health and costing you money. Experts help make sense of coverage and fees

When current beneficiaries or people about to enroll in Medicare don’t understand how it works, they can wind up paying more for their health care than necessary.

Fortune

BoM provides El Niño update – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Startup Harmonic Health Aims to Remake Dementia Treatment

Harmonic Health's program combines a team of medical specialists with AI and other advanced technology to provide comprehensive care.

Kiplinger

Seven Financial Planning Strategies for Physicians

Doctors have added financial planning challenges, such as the necessity of malpractice insurance. Here are seven issues to stay on top of.

Kiplinger

Aging brings creaks and groans but also grace and joy, Chicago’s Next Voices guest columnist writes

Seniors face challenges in getting around and, ah, getting it on, Randi Forrest says, and need an outlet to share concerns — including how to get by in a world geared to younger people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Three Keys to Keeping More of Your Money in Retirement

How well you do your tax planning will determine how much of your retirement income you get to keep and how much goes to Uncle Sam.

Kiplinger

The inescapable ad campaign for a wonky drug policy debate - Roll Call

A seven-figure, yearlong PhRMA ad campaign has taken a very wonky policy debate mainstream — and it's made a longtime actor a familiar face.

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COVID aid fuels telehealth expansion in rural America - Roll Call

As rural hospitals deal with workforce shortages and declining populations, some say telehealth offers a chance to bridge the gap.

Fortune

Nationwide Medicare program that aims to improve health care, fails to deliver any mental health benefits, new study finds

"People are supposed to get treatment for depression, anxiety, any kind of mental health condition in the same way they get treatment for diabetes or kidney disease but, in reality, that doesn’t really happen."

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3 Medical Stocks Set for Potential Weekly Gains

The medical-health insurance industry is well poised for growth, driven by escalating healthcare costs and the rising need for quality healthcare. To that end, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong Elevance Health (ELV), Molina Healthcare (MOH), and Cigna Group (CI) for gains. Read more.

The Guardian - AU

Number of GPs bulk billing all patients halved over last year, report finds

Annual survey from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners finds falling rates of bulk billing and job satisfaction as healthcare costs continue to rise

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Pacific workers gain new government benefits

Eligible Pacific islanders and their families living and working in Australia are set to gain access to government benefits.

Roll Call

Burgess announces House retirement after 11 terms - Roll Call

Rep. Michael C. Burgess, a doctor who served on the House Budget, Rules, and Energy and Commerce committees, is retiring after this term.

The Independent UK

Liz Weston: How to reduce your ‘widow’s penalty’

After a spouse dies, the survivor’s financial situation often changes for the worse

Kiplinger

Medicare and ACA Call Center Workers Strike: What To Know

Hundreds of Medicare and ACA call center employees have walked off the job in seven states over better wages, benefits and the right to unionize.

Kiplinger

Four Things to Know if Medicare’s IRMAA Kicks In

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Three Ways to Lower Your Taxes in Retirement

To help prevent taxes from blindsiding you in retirement, consider addressing tax issues now, when rates are lower. Here are three suggestions.

Roll Call

Johnson offers up two-tiered stopgap funds plan - Roll Call

GOP speaker proposes to extend spending for some agencies to mid-January and others into February as a partial shutdown deadline nears.

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