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Ban on menthol cigarettes is the wrong move

Regulation is critical, and Congress recently took a big step forward by raising the tobacco purchasing age to a national standard of 21. But prohibition doesn’t work.

Chicago Sun-Times

Steward Health to sell some Medicare-related business in $135 million deal

Dallas’ Steward Health Care System LLC will sell some of its Medicare-related business to a Miami health care firm in a deal valued at $135 million, the companies announced Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Three candidates running Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa

Abby Finkenauer, Michael Franken, and Glenn Hurst are running in the June 7 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Iowa. The incumbent is Chuck Grassley(R), who was first elected in 1980.

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Biden HHS hands a "gift to McConnell"

Latest HHS move should alarm "every Congressional Democrat who wants to keep their seat in November"

Salon

"Phony" Manchin calls to lower drug cost

"You literally killed the bill to do this," shot back Rep. Ilhan Omar

Salon

Analysis: Unexplained tax revenue growth vexes budget scorekeepers

WASHINGTON — The term “unexplained” doesn’t appear too often in official government documents, unless they are dealing with possible paranormal events, like UFOs. Yet the reference is sprinkled throughout the Congressional Budget Office’s latest budget and economic outlook to describe the recent strength in federal tax receipts that’s blown away…

Tribune News Service

Unexplained tax revenue growth vexes budget scorekeepers - Roll Call

Analysis: The CBO’s latest budget and economic outlook, which describes recent strength in federal tax receipts, is a head-scratcher.

Roll Call

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Medicare recipients paying $10 a month more in part because HHS overestimated cost of covering Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm

Part B premiums are $170.10 a month vs. the $160.40 the Medicare agency says it would have recommended had a big price cut and limits on the drug’s use been in place when it calculated the figure.

Chicago Sun-Times

Victorian doctors call for better abortion access, with US set to overturn Roe v Wade

As the US Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v Wade, there are calls for women's sexual and reproductive health to be prioritised closer to home.

ABC News

Medicare recipients to see premium cut — but not until 2023

Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction — but not until next year

The Independent UK

Qld doctors seek Medicare, health reforms

The Australian Medical Association Queensland has called for increased Medicare rebates and a national summit to restructure the nation's health care systems.

AAP

With July approaching, mental health bill seems far off

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are facing increased pressure to pass a comprehensive mental health and substance use package but are unlikely to make an initial goal of advancing legislation before the implementation of a three-digit suicide hotline in July.

Tribune News Service

Short-Term Insurance Plans' Good, Bad and Ugly

You'll need a clear-eyed analysis to gauge the value of short-term care insurance plans and if they're right for you.

Kiplinger

With July approaching, mental health bill seems far off - Roll Call

At least four congressional committees are working on mental health bills, but the list of priorities is growing.

Roll Call

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The Hindu

KCR diluted Arogyasri totally and ruined medicare: Congress

‘The promise of a super speciality hospital in every dist. is still a non-starter’

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5 Life Insurance Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist

U.S. Treasury yields rose to multi-year highs earlier this month. And rising Treasury yields along with the Fed’s interest rate hikes bode well for life insurance companies. Thus, we think the shares of fundamentally sound life insurance companies Anthem (ANTM), Cigna Corp. (CI), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Molina Healthcare (MOH), and…

The Guardian - AU

‘Postcode lottery’: access to abortions being hampered across Queensland years after decriminalisation

Support services say many face lengthy wait times, conflicting advice and long distances to clinics

The Conversation

Labor has a huge health agenda ahead of it. What policies should we expect?

Labor’s win in Saturday’s election heralds real change in health policy. Although Labor had a small-target strategy, with limited big spending commitments, its victory represents a value shift to a party committed to equity and Medicare, and, potentially, a style shift to a hands-on, equity-oriented health minister.

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Who are the Greens and what do they stand for?

The Greens Party has seen an increase in popularity this election. Here's what they stand for and the policies they'll likely be bringing to parliament.

The Conversation

Albanese wins with a modest program – but the times may well suit him

Labor’s successful bid for government – only its fifth victory from opposition since the first world war – was based on an experiment that no one could have known would work.

Ballotpedia

CMS rule allows states to deduct union dues, benefits from Medicaid payments

On May 12, the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule allowing states to make Medicaid payments to third parties, such as for union dues or benefits, on behalf of individual home care providers.

Investors Business Daily

Easy Ways To Handle Health Costs In Retirement If You Plan Now

When estimating how much they'll spend in retirement, most people focus on monthly bills. But they forget health care costs.

Tribune News Service

A worker shortage is driving US nursing homes to the brink of collapse

Chippewa Manor’s beds could be full. The nursing and rehabilitation home is seeing plenty of demand from potential patients, after two nearby facilities recently closed. But there’s one problem: There’s no one to care for residents.

ABC News

Bushfire survivors feel their trauma battles have taken a back seat in the federal election campaign

Survivors of the Black Summer bushfires feel they've been left out of the national conversation during the federal election campaign as they continue battling trauma.

The Guardian - AU

Pollution, buses and broadband: local issues Guardian readers care about this federal election

Guardian Australia readers got in touch with a range of concerns and we put their questions to local candidates

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