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Missouri investigates hospital denial of emergency abortion

Missouri's health department is investigating whether a hospital violated federal rules in denying a woman an emergency abortion

The Independent UK

Montana backs away from innovative hospital payment model. Other states are watching

Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices its public employee health plan pays hospitals for services, an approach that has saved the state millions of dollars and become a model for health plans nationwide.

Tribune News Service

Don’t blame Joe Biden for high inflation

For any American who is thinking of voting Republican out of anger about inflation, here’s some advice: look before you leap

The Guardian - US

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Michael Hiltzik: Obscenely rich dialysis firms are spending millions to defeat California's tighter regulations

A good rule of thumb for assessing the value of a business is to look at how much its owners will spend to defend it from regulations. By that measure, the dialysis business is very valuable indeed.

Los Angeles Times

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Abortion bans motivating midterm voters

Enthusiasm to vote is growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans

Salon

Democrats grasp for third rail in closing message focused on Social Security and Medicare

Amid signs of a growing red wave, Democrats are trying to dent the GOP's credibility on the economy.

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Biden and Journalists Agree: Republicans Would Deliberately 'Crash' the Economy

But…does that make any sense?

Reason

A billing expert dissects an ER bill

An expert in medical billing explains how to identify mistaken charges, based on her own experience

Salon

Physicians brace for Medicare cuts, will ask Congress for help

Several specialties, like radiology and vascular surgery, could receive cuts to Medicare payments in 2023 .

Axios

I am a Medibank customer. Am I affected by the cyber-attack? What can I do to protect myself?

Experts suggest using multifactor authentication and telling your bank to put extra security checks in place

The Guardian - AU

What does the budget mean for Medicare, medicines, aged care and First Nations health?

Labor’s first health budget in almost a decade has few surprises – and that is a good thing.

The Conversation

Administration eyes national hepatitis C treatment plan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing a comprehensive initiative to fight hepatitis C that would streamline testing and treatment and secure an agreement with drugmakers to bring down the cost of treatment of the disease, which has spiked during the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Democratic super PAC ads focus on Social Security in final stretch

WASHINGTON — In the closing weeks of an election increasingly dominated by economic issues, the Senate Democrats’ top super PAC is focusing on Social Security in new ad buys worth at least $1 million each aimed at Republicans in Arizona and North Carolina.

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Roll Call

Democratic super PAC ads focus on Social Security in final stretch - Roll Call

A Democratic super PAC hits Republicans in Arizona and North Carolina on Social Security with new ad buys totaling more than $1 million each.

Roll Call

Administration eyes national hepatitis C treatment plan - Roll Call

Treatments for the hepatitis C have been around since 2013, but high costs and red have slowed efforts to stop the spread.

The New Daily

Medibank customers at risk: What you need to do now

Medibank customers have been left vulnerable after a hack. Here's what customers need to do to protect themselves.

ABC News

All Medibank customers' personal data was compromised in the cyber attack. Who is at risk and what should customers do?

Millions of Medibank customers may have had their information stolen, with the company revealing hackers accessed the personal data of all customers across its Medibank, ahm and OSHC brands.

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ABC News

Medicare watchdog investigates just 100 cases of inappropriate billing every 12 months

The watchdog responsible for policing Medicare investigates just 0.07 per cent of health professionals each year, is chronically understaffed and underfunded, and is led by bureaucrats with strong links to the powerful Australian Medical Association, an ABC-Nine investigation has found.

AAP

Call for support for doctors being probed

The chair of a health professional lobby group is calling on the federal government to change laws on claims against practitioners.

Tribune News Service

Former allies, Patty Murray and Tiffany Smiley face off for US Senate

SEATTLE — Sen. Patty Murray was locked in her office in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 when she said she decided to run for a sixth term. If she wins she would be among the longest serving senators in U.S. history.

Tribune News Service

Biden dismisses calls for abolishing debt limit

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday rejected a push from congressional Democrats to get rid of the statutory debt ceiling, calling the idea of doing so “irresponsible.”

ABC News

Rural women waiting years for breast reconstructions 'horrific' and 'unacceptable', say doctors

Rebecca Smyth is among thousands of women in regional Australia forced to wait years longer than women in cities for breast reconstructions after mastectomies. Doctors and patients say the 'horrific' situation is unacceptable.

ABC News

Optus and Medibank hacks prompt government to increase fines for massive data breaches to a minimum of $50 million

The financial penalty imposed on companies that suffer serious or repeated privacy breaches will be increased to at least $50 million.

Salon

GOP is bad on abortion — and inflation

Republicans have no ideas on how to fix the economy — and what they are planning will only make things worse

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