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‘I try to keep the gap between doctor visits as long as possible’ says 86-year-old of the cost to see a GP

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The White House is all-in on elevating the profile of Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, but do they do so at their own peril?

Californians for Kidney Dialysis Patient Protection filed 692,521 raw signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot. The measure would enact staffing requirements, reporting requirements, ownership disclosure, and closing requirements for chronic dialysis clinics. The ballot initiative would also prohibit clinics from refusing to care for a patient based…

Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI) posted 1Q22 adjusted EPS well above expectations on enterprise-wide growth, with a particularly solid performance in specialty pharmacy and better than expected MCR on lower testing and treatment costs.  The company raised FY22 guidance on 1Q outperformance. The analysts raised the price target to $272 from $235, with a Sector Perform rating. …

The second leaders' debate on the Nine Network was full of accusations and acrimony. RMIT ABC Fact Check cuts through the shouting to bring you the facts.

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Cancer patients and Australians at risk of passing on genetic conditions to their children will receive Medicare rebates to subsidise the costs of egg, sperm or embryo storage as part of a $53 million Coalition election pledge that also funds additional postnatal care.

The Consumers Health Forum says it too has ‘been sceptical for some time about claims of high rates of bulk billing’