medicare

Medicare overhaul slashes and dumps rebates for more than 900 procedures

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Major changes to Medicare could leave Australians thousands of dollars out of pocket for common conditions – and it’s sporty families who’ll be the hardest hit Hundreds of rebates to be slashed or dropped under massive Medicare overhaul  More than 900 procedures for common surgeries will be impacted from July 1 Patients will be forced … Read more

America’s hospitals will be overrun in just eight days, Obama’s medicare boss warns

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America’s hospitals will be overrun with coronavirus patients in just eight days and face months of strain, according to Obama’s former Medicare boss. Andy Slavitt, former Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, issued the dire warning on Twitter on Saturday along with a string of advice for the public, governments and health … Read more