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Biden Promises To Let Social Security's Ship Keep Sinking

Biden vowed to block any attempts to cut Social Security benefits, and Republicans made it clear that they have little appetite to try it.

Reason

State of the Union erupts as Biden and GOP trade barbs

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) was caught on a hot mic yelling "you lie" and "liar."

Axios

In GOP rebuttal, Sanders cites Biden’s age, calls him ‘unfit’ - Roll Call

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed President Joe Biden as too old in responding to his State of the Union address.

Roll Call

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AOC and Sanders call McCarthy’s bluff on Social Security and Medicare cuts

The House speaker has said that the two entitlement programs are ‘off the table’ in debt limit negotiations

The Independent UK

Biden attracts GOP jeers over debt limit, while pushing unity - Roll Call

Whether or not Biden was intending to bait Republicans into jeering his call for raising the debt limit without preconditions, he got them.

Roll Call

The three things the Commonwealth and states need to do to fix Australia’s health system

Health Minister Mark Butler has said that Medicare is in its worst shape in 40 years, so at least he is up for action.

The New Daily

Biden to push for expanded insulin caps, Medicaid coverage in SOTU

President Biden's State of the Union address will include calls for insulin cost caps for privately insured patients.

Axios

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Here are the key issues to watch for in Biden's State of the Union

The speech represents a chance for Biden to address the nation on where he thinks the country stands, where it is headed and what his priorities are ahead. Here, several issue areas to look out for.

WEKU

McCarthy, House Republicans reframe debt limit strategy

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have started downplaying their desire to cut spending in conjunction with lifting the debt limit, seeking to reframe their strategy as targeting “waste” and finding “efficiencies.”

Tribune News Service

Morning Mail: quakes kill thousands in Turkey and Syria, poll shows voice support, EV sales soar

Countries are scrambling to offer aid to the Middle Eastern nations struck by a devastating earthquake; public still back key Indigenous reform

The Guardian - AU

McCarthy, House Republicans reframe debt limit strategy - Roll Call

House Republicans are downplaying their desire to cut spending in conjunction with lifting the debt limit, seeking to reframe their strategy.

Roll Call

How much money does the government spend per person?

The federal government spent $6.48 trillion in 2022, averaging out at $19,434 per person.

USAFacts

Texas defense hawks urge Congress away from military funding cuts to raise the debt ceiling

Texas Republicans in the U.S. House are working with their divided party to eke out a path forward on raising the debt limit.

The Texas Tribune

Fugitive turned Sydney identity Darko ‘Dougie’ Desic granted permanent visa

The 65-year-old made headlines by handing himself in after 29 years on the run. But supporters are celebrating after he won the right to stay in his adopted homeland

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The Conversation

With the training to diagnose, test, prescribe and discharge, nurse practitioners could help rescue rural health

It can be tough to access front-line health care outside the cities and suburbs. For the seven million Australians living in rural communities there are significant challenges in accessing health care due to serious workforce shortages, geographic isolation and socioeconomic disadvantage. This results in rural people having poorer quality of…

AAP

Report reveals health crisis in rural Australia

Regional and remote Australians have lower life expectancy, higher mortality rates and little access to local health services according to a new report.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Social repair, especially fixing Medicare, must trump budget repair

Medicare is “not going to be fixed in one budget”, which is true of course, but this one will set the scene for future budgets.

Tribune News Service

It’s ‘telehealth vs. no care’: Doctors say Congress risks leaving patients vulnerable

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Corey Siegel was more prepared than most of his peers.

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Salon

GOP bill would force major Medicare cuts

"House Republicans are trying to slash lifelines for middle-class families on behalf of rich special interests"

AAP

Government keeps options open on healthcare funding

A Medicare rebate increase is not off the table but the health minister warns reforms will be the first step before more money is put into the system.

The Independent UK

Why a new Alzheimer's drug is having a slow US debut

The first drug to show that it slows Alzheimer’s is on sale, but treatment for most patients is still several months away

The Guardian - AU

Port Macquarie cleans up after ‘mini-cyclone’ – as it happened

People in NSW town are being urged to stay away from downed power lines. This blog is now closed

Salon

109 Dems back GOP's anti-socialism stunt

"This resolution is ... about laying the groundwork to cut Social Security and Medicare," warned Rep. Mark Pocan

The Conversation

Biden's plan for ending the emergency declaration for COVID-19 signals a pivotal point in the pandemic – 4 questions answered

President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 30, 2023, that he intends to end both the national emergency and the public health emergency declarations related to COVID-19 on May 11, 2023.

AAP

Calls for action to address problems in health care

Critics of the Medicare review say the federal government has not provided specific actions or timelines to address problems facing the healthcare system.

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