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Medical specialists’ lack of pricing transparency leading to bill shock for patients

Research finds existing information on medical costs may mask variations in prices which specialists sometimes adjust based on patients’ perceived wealth

The Guardian - AU

Paxlovid free so far, but sticker shock awaits next year if you need the COVID treatment

Within months, the government plans to stop footing the bill — and millions of the uninsured and seniors might have to pay full price. Experts say that means fewer people will get the potentially life-saving treatments.

Chicago Sun-Times

Over-the-counter hearing aids are here: everything you need to know

First made available in October for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss, they’re cheaper and easier to get. Here’s a guide to who can use them and how to get them.

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Trump administration veteran shops budget plan with deep cuts - Roll Call

Former President Trump’s budget chief says Republicans are on the wrong path on fiscal policy and is proposing an alternative budget plan.

Roll Call

A new drug appears to slow Alzheimer’s. Here’s what to know

An experimental drug appears to slow cognitive decline in people with early onset Alzheimer’s.

Tribune News Service

Hopeful glimmers in long war on Alzheimer’s disease

After decades of failure in Alzheimer’s disease research, scientists are buoyed by new findings that could mark a turning point in the field, offering hope that treatment may someday slow the grim deterioration of the brain.

Tribune News Service

Simple myGov change becomes quantum leap as digital services rebooted

A new myGov mobile app has been hailed as a major but belated overhaul by Bill Shorten as an inquiry looms into government digital services, lobbying and

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Report urges revamp of 'failing' Medicare

A new report urges an overhaul of Medicare and the way GPs work because the current system is failing patients and doctors.

AAP

The Loop: Linda Reynolds says Brittany Higgins intends to sue her, teen killed in St Kilda stabbing, and Taylor Swift fans are suing Ticketmaster — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

Grattan Institute calls for overhaul of ‘failed’ Medicare system

Medicare has failed and needs a complete overhaul as it no longer provides for Australians' health needs, says a damning new report. Forty years after the

The New Daily

How do you fix general practice? More GPs won't be enough. Here's what to do

Australians are getting older, sicker, and harder to treat. This isn’t news to GPs, who say they are overwhelmed with demand and frustrated with a rigid system that doesn’t support them.

The Conversation

Medicare no longer works for patients or doctors, Grattan Institute says

A high demand for general practitioners is leading to longer wait times and putting pressure on doctors. A new report says it's time we overhauled the way GPs work and how they're paid.

ABC News

FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids

It's now a lot easier and cheaper for Americans to get hearing aids

The Independent UK

Higher Medicare rebates will not cure broken system that rewards ‘speed, not need’, report says

General practices have ‘steady profit margins’ and many are turning away from bulk billing, leaving poorer Australians without access to care, thinktank says

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I am a Medibank customer. Am I affected by the cyber-attack? What can I do to protect myself?

Experts suggest using multifactor authentication and telling your bank to put extra security checks in place

Tribune News Service

Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment

For the staff at the Senior Recovery Center in Maplewood, Minnesota, helping older adults overcome substance use disorders is a calling, said Christine Martinek, a licensed alcohol and drug counselor there.

Tribune News Service

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

When Jerry Bilinski, a 67-year-old retired social worker, scheduled cataract surgery with Carolina Eye Associates near his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he expected no drama, just a future with better vision.

Axios

New Alzheimer's drug faces uncertain regulatory path

The FDA will soon decide whether to approve Eisai's experimental drug lecanemab.

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Roll Call

Older adults face Medicare hurdles for substance use treatment - Roll Call

Only 6 percent of Medicare beneficiaries 65 and up reporting alcohol or substance use disorder received treatment, according to research.

Tribune News Service

Alzheimer's drug sparks hot debate over benefits as risks like brain bleeding emerge

Eisai Co. unveiled much-anticipated findings on its experimental Alzheimer’s drug, providing tinder for the hot debate over whether its modest efficacy is worth potential risks that include serious brain bleeding.

Ballotpedia

Republican attorneys general file petition to repeal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

Twenty-two attorneys general filed a petition on November 17, 2022, requesting the Biden administration to repeal the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule on November 5, 2021, requiring healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The interim rule…

Fortune

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is on a high-stakes mission to tame inflation. Some insiders fear he’ll go too far. Others fear he won’t go far enough

The Federal Reserve chairman has sworn to fight runaway price increases, but Powell's critics fear he’ll cave in to political pressure before he wins the battle.

Tribune News Service

Should older seniors risk major surgery? New research offers guidance

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to an important new study that sheds much-needed light on the risks seniors face when having invasive procedures.

Salon

Should older seniors risk major surgery?

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to a new study

WEKU

He woke up from eye surgery with a gash on his forehead. What happened?

Some doctors and medical practices voluntarily give rebates on a bill if an injury occurs during a procedure, while others will not, a medical ethicist says. Here's how patients can respond.

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