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The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Amy Klobuchar on Biden's biggest win

Minnesota senator and anti-monopoly crusader explains how fixing Medicare's drug problem will help everybody

Salon

The Case for Letting Medicare Bureaucrats Haggle With Drug Makers

Medicare's new price-setting process for drug purchases is better than its current one if the result is lower government spending.

Reason

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on federal bribery charges - Roll Call

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, Nadine, have been indicted on federal bribery charges, prosecutors announced Friday.

Roll Call

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How to lower your Medicare costs during open enrollment for 2024

Plan changes may offer better coverage, lower costs, or both.

Fortune

She has Medicare and Medicaid. So why should it take 18 months to get a wheelchair?

About 12 million Americans are known as "dual eligibles" because they need both Medicare and Medicaid. A bipartisan bill offers hope to cut through the tangle of red tape that often ensnares them.

WEKU

Congress Is Still Using 'Emergency Spending' on Non-Emergencies

Since Congress won't cut spending, an independent commission may be the only way to rein in the debt.

Reason

Balanced-budget plan unveiled by House Republicans - Roll Call

House Republicans released a long-delayed budget blueprint Tuesday that promises to bring the federal budget into balance over a decade.

Roll Call

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Free prescription discount cards from GoodRx — What’s the catch?

GoodRx’s prescription savings program offers significant discounts on prescription drugs, but not without some catches

The Independent UK

Americans overwhelmingly support Medicare drug negotiations, but Biden sees little political boost

A new AP-NORC poll shows that 76% of Americans favor allowing the federal health care program for the elderly to negotiate prices for certain prescription drugs

The Independent UK

Don't Let the Government-Shutdown Charade Distract You From the Debt Crisis

America’s biggest fiscal challenge lies in the unchecked growth of federal health care and old-age entitlement programs.

Reason

Arrington sets House budget resolution markup next week - Roll Call

The House Budget panel plans to mark up a fiscal 2024 budget resolution Sept. 20, ending months of skepticism about whether it would happen.

Roll Call

Income too high for Medicaid? ‘Spend down’ to qualify

Making more than the maximum income level for Medicaid isn’t necessarily a deal breaker

The Independent UK

What to know before you buy a Medigap policy

Learn how this supplemental plan may lower some of your out-of-pocket health costs.

Fortune

3 Medical Stocks to Add to Your September Watchlist

The medical industry is growing as demand for healthcare products and services rises amid the growing incidence of chronic diseases and an aging population. Therefore, I think medical stocks HealthEquity (HQY), Clover Health Investments (CLOV), and Oscar Health (OSCR) might be worth adding to one’s watchlist. Read on.

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The Independent UK

Divorce after 60: What happens to your health benefits?

Research shows that more than 1 in 3 people who divorce in the U.S. are age 50 or older, and 1 in 4 are 65 or older

Roll Call

Medicare pandemic advances deepen debt for some hospitals - Roll Call

Congress poured billions into hospitals through advances on Medicare claims, but now some medical providers are struggling to pay it back.

The Guardian - AU

TissuPath hack: patient data possibly exposed in cyber-attack on Melbourne pathology clinic

Company says it is investigating the potential exposure of referral letters, patient names, contact details and Medicare numbers

Salon

About the new drug pricing negotiations

The first eligible drugs treat diabetes, blood clots, blood cancers, arthritis and heart disease

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WEKU

Understaffed nursing homes are a huge problem, and Biden's promised fix 'sabotaged'

A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.

Newcastle Herald

Bulk-billed healthcare facility to take pressure off Cessnock Hospital

The facility will be operational this month.

Reason

The High Costs of Biden's Price-Controlled Drugs

Americans will be sicker and deader in the long run than they otherwise would have been.

Chicago Sun-Times

5 things consumers need to know about Medicare’s new drug-pricing negotiations, how they’ll affect you

This could help people whose Medicare drug plans require big copayments. But the main relief will come from part of the Inflation Reduction Act that caps drug spending by Medicare recipients at $2,000 a year starting in 2025.

Fortune

Medicare Savings Programs can help cover your out-of-pocket costs. Here’s who qualifies

Medicare Savings Programs can help cover some costs for those on fixed incomes.

The Conversation

Medicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years

The Biden administration released on Aug. 29, 2023, a list of the first 10 drugs that will be up for negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over their Medicare prices.

The Conversation

We need a new way to pay for aged care. But it can't shut out those on low incomes

Aged-care funding is again on the agenda, with the latest Intergenerational Report predicting Australia’s aged population will triple over the next 40 years. As a community, we will need to spend more on aged care than we do today, with aged-care spending expected to more than double its share of…

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