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Aging in the shadows: llinois’ new health care program for undocumented seniors leaves some of the most vulnerable behind

CHICAGO — For more than a decade, Ananias Ocampo pushed a heavy ice cream cart through the streets of the Pilsen neighborhood as he waited for knee replacement surgery. When it got too cold for ice cream, the 78-year-old would go door-to-door selling homemade cheese even though he depended on…

Tribune News Service

Republican senator says tax rises in own plan are ‘Democratic talking points’

Rick Scott of Florida grilled on Fox News Sunday about suggested income tax rise and letting social security and Medicare fall

The Guardian - US

Uninsured will now pay for COVID tests

Government funding cuts to key pandemic programs forced by GOP opposition arrive as progressives in Congress renew their push for Medicare for All.

Salon

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Queensland calls for more public health funding in the upcoming federal budget

Queensland's Health Minister wants Tuesday's federal budget to include a 50:50 split for public health funding, equating to an extra $1.5 billion a year — saying she's not the only state minister making the call.

ABC News

5 Undervalued Insurance Stocks to Buy Right Now

Inflation has surged to multi-year highs, so the Fed is contemplating raising interest rates aggressively this year. And an increasing interest rate environment typically translates to revenue growth for financial companies, including insurers. Thus, we think it could be wise to bet on quality insurance stocks Cigna (CI), Humana (HUM),…

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Women's health boost ahead of federal

More than $80 million will be spent on genetic testing for those planning pregnancy, while $58 million will be spent on endometriosis treatment.

AAP

Endometriosis clinics to be set up in every state and territory, pregnancy screening made free of charge

The government announces it will spend just under $60 million over the next four years on new clinics that specialise in endometriosis treatment in every state and territory, as well as funding to make pregnancy screening for common diseases free.

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Administration faces risks in decision on public health emergency

More than two years into the country’s declared public health emergency, the Biden administration faces a dilemma about whether and when to end it.

Tribune News Service

Administration faces risks in decision on public health emergency - Roll Call

The administration is under pressure to end the public health emergency but doing so could take away insurance for millions of Americans.

Roll Call

After 16 years without teeth, a stranger's donation changed Jane's smile

Choosing between paying rent or seeing the dentist, dental care is out of reach for many Tasmanians.

ABC News

Medicare Advantage plans send pals to seniors’ homes for companionship — and profits

Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with housekeeping.

Tribune News Service

Critics say Australia's private health insurance system is broken. Here's what they say we can do to fix it

It's a question many Australians are asking when confronted with their private health insurance payments these days: Why are the premiums so high? The answer is complex.

ABC News

GOP's new plan: Tax the poor even more

Rick Scott believes he can get elected president on a program of making inequality great again. He may be right

Salon

Alzheimer’s patients divided on costly new drug: a ‘magic pill’ or ‘risk I’m willing to take’

Medicare has proposed limiting coverage of Aduhelm. Key groups representing patients and families are pressing to make it more widely available. Among people facing the disease, the outlook is more nuanced.

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The Independent UK

Limits on insulin costs revived in push for Senate action

Legislation to limit insulin costs for people with diabetes is getting a new push in the Senate

Benzinga

This Microcap Pharma Stock Almost Doubled Today - Read Why

UnitedHealthcare has added Kala Pharmaceuticals Inc's (NASDAQ:KALA) Eysuvis (loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension) 0.25% as a covered brand on its commercial formularies effective March 2022. Eysuvis now has coverage for approximately 118 million lives or 70% of all commercial lives. Kala also announced that Cigna Medicare had added Eysuvis as a preferred brand effective…

AAP

Most GP visits now bulk-billed: Hunt

Health Minister Greg Hunt says the government remains committed to Medicare with almost nine out 10 GP visits provided with no out-of-pocket cost.

The Guardian - AU

Medicare fraud by providers is rampant and government bulk-billing figures are a ‘lie’, review finds

As few as 30% of patients being properly bulk-billed despite health minister claiming it is nearly 90%, report says

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Seeking to shift costs to Medicare, more employers move retirees to advantage plans

As a parting gesture to a pandemic-ravaged city, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio hoped to provide the city with a gift that would keep on giving: new health insurance for 250,000 city retirees partly funded by the federal government. Although he promised better benefits and no change in…

ABC News

IUD insertion Medicare rebate increased but doctors argue it needs to be higher to be affordable

The Medicare rebate for getting an intra-uterine device (IUD) inserted has been raised but doctors say it still does not come close to covering the cost of the procedure.

The Conversation

CBT is wrong in how it understands mental illness

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is one of the most popular forms of talking therapy. It is the treatment of choice for depression and anxiety and is a staple of public healthcare systems, such as the NHS and the Australian Medicare system. CBT’s understanding of mental illness and therapeutic techniques is…

Tribune News Service

Plan to fix Postal Service shifts new retirees to Medicare — along with billions in costs

A congressional effort to fix the nation’s deteriorating mail service may come at the expense of an even bigger and more complicated problem: Medicare solvency.

The Guardian - AU

GPs should be trained to treat more mental health patients to ease ‘national emergency’, peak body says

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners calls for Medicare restructure amid psychiatrist shortage and gaps in regional coverage

Axios

The relentless high prices of private health care

The prices are still relentlessly high.

Tribune News Service

Arreglar el Seguro Social animaría la agenda después de las elecciones de mitad de periodo

WASHINGTON— Si los republicanos toman una o ambas cámaras del Congreso en noviembre, no te sorprendas si el fortalecimiento de las finanzas de la Seguro Social se convierte en un área de enfoque bipartidista.

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