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House begins busy sprint to August recess and Senate tees up ‘chips-plus’ bill

WASHINGTON — House leaders are cramming this week to finish a laundry list of legislative priorities before a five-week getaway from Washington.

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This week: House begins busy sprint to August recess, Senate tees up 'chips-plus' bill - Roll Call

House and Senate leaders are looking to pass a long list of items in a short time before taking their annual August break.

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Death of jailed Aboriginal man preventable

The death of Aboriginal man Mootijah Shillingsworth from an ear infection while in custody was preventable, a NSW coroner has found.

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Douglas ‘Mootijah’ Shillingsworth's death from ear infection while in custody was preventable, inquest finds

A coroner finds the failure to identify and treat an Indigenous inmate's ear disease precipitated the man's death in custody and recommends a trial of Medicare for Aboriginal people in custody.

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Medicare reforms are essential for creating fairer national abortion system, say advocates

Health experts are calling for Medicare item numbers for abortions and pregnancy counselling ahead of women’s safety ministers’ meeting

The Guardian - AU

Seniors are more likely to get food help after becoming Medicare eligible, study finds

DALLAS — Low-income Dallas seniors were seven times more likely to visit a food pantry in the year after becoming Medicare eligible, leading to better food security, according to a new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

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The Government Has Removed The Term ‘Birthing Parent’ From A New Form After A Singular Complaint

Inclusion of all does not come at the exclusion of anyone else.

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Bill Shorten intervenes to remove ‘birthing parent’ from medical forms amid criticism in Daily Telegraph

Decision to stop trial of trans-inclusive language at three hospitals condemned by LGBTQ+ advocates and praised by Katherine Deves

The Guardian - AU

Bulk-billing doctors nowhere to be found, with this Tasmanian mum finding it's cheaper to fly interstate

It sounds bonkers, but for Tasmanian mum Bec Haight, it's cheaper for her to fly her family to Melbourne than to be seen by a doctor in her home city.

ABC News

Partisan lines form over Dem drug price curbs, economic plan

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says plans by Democrats to curb drug prices would place socialist price controls between Americans and the treatments they need

The Independent UK

6 steps to making a COVID plan, before you get sick

With COVID cases, hospital admissions and deaths resurging, every Australian needs to know what they can do to reduce their risk of becoming seriously unwell.

The Conversation

"You think this guy is serious?"

"He's taken campaign contributions from 25 Republican billionaires"

Salon

In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

RAPID CITY, S.D. ― Jeni Rae Peters would make promises to herself as she lay awake nights after being diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.

Tribune News Service

Rural hospital rescue program is met with skepticism from administrators

In West Texas, the tiny hospital in Crosbyton has only two beds, and they’re not always occupied.

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Manchin in driver’s seat again after inflation fears vindicated

WASHINGTON — Nearly a year ago, Sen. Joe Manchin wrote Fed Chair Jerome Powell to raise alarm that the central bank’s policies would overheat the economy, a fixation that made the West Virginia Democrat an outlier in his party.

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Democrats' Manchin rage

They're furious with him but privately take him at his word that he's still committed to lowering prescription drug prices.

Tribune News Service

Manchin upends effort for a downsized 'Build Back Better’

WASHINGTON — West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III is yet again upending his party’s priority economic package, jettisoning climate measures and tax increases he previously favored and leaving only provisions focused on lowering health care costs.

The Conversation

Australia's special visa program for Ukrainians to end, despite war raging on

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Ukraine this month, promising an extra A$100 million in military aid and pledging to help the country for “as long as it takes”.

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Manchin upends effort for a downsized `Build Back Better' - Roll Call

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin upends his party's plans for a reconciliation package.

Tribune News Service

National 988 crisis hotline readied for rollout

WASHINGTON — The long-awaited three-digit crisis hotline known as 988 rolls out nationally Saturday, a win for mental health advocates who see the simplified number as the first step on a path toward building out crisis care.

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National 988 crisis hotline readied for rollout - Roll Call

The crisis hotline is considered a win for mental health advocates who see the shorter number as a step toward building out crisis care.

Tribune News Service

A Florida nursing home lost its Medicare benefits. Residents lost a home

TAMPA, Fla. -- Drawers opened and shut. Garbage bags filled with clothes, birthday cards and pocketbooks. They had to go.

AAP

More regions to get health worker priority

The assistant minister for rural health has outlined her priorities, including boosting workforce in regional areas and strengthening Medicare.

Tribune News Service

Reconciliation talks complicated by ‘SALT’ tax hurdle

WASHINGTON — Democrats’ demands for changes to the tax code are threatening to complicate efforts to pass a slimmed-down budget reconciliation package by the August recess, as warring positions on a deduction for state and local taxes reemerge as a potential roadblock.

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Reconciliation talks complicated by 'SALT' tax hurdle - Roll Call

Democrats’ demands for changes to the tax code threaten to complicate efforts to pass a budget reconciliation package by the August recess.

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