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Congress poured billions into hospitals through advances on Medicare claims, but now some medical providers are struggling to pay it back. 

Company says it is investigating the potential exposure of referral letters, patient names, contact details and Medicare numbers

This could help people whose Medicare drug plans require big copayments. But the main relief will come from part of the Inflation Reduction Act that caps drug spending by Medicare recipients at $2,000 a year starting in 2025.

Medicare Savings Programs can help cover some costs for those on fixed incomes.

The Biden administration released on Aug. 29, 2023, a list of the first 10 drugs that will be up for negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over their Medicare prices.

Aged-care funding is again on the agenda, with the latest Intergenerational Report predicting Australia’s aged population will triple over the next 40 years. As a community, we will need to spend more on aged care than we do today, with aged-care spending expected to more than double its share of…

New prices for Medicare Part D drugs on list expected in 2026.

Young people in contact with the criminal justice system – be it under community-based orders or in youth detention – are among the most marginalised in our society. And the health and health-care disadvantage faced by these young people may be evident for years.

Announcement comes as Medicare names the drugs it will begin negotiations for prices