#medicare — Public Fediverse posts
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Back in 2005, the guy I was living with at the time told me about a method for relieving stress based on meridian points like acupuncture or acupressure. it's called EFT or Tapping.
I've used it irregularly over the years, and sometimes it's been incredibly helpful and other times helpful in a minor way.
Imagine my surprise when this weird thing you do - tapping on different acupuncture points on your face and hands and upper body - is now covered by Medicare.
In the 20+ years that I've been using it there have been hundreds of studies that show that EFT actually works, not just qualitative studies but also quantitative study using MRIs and others using measurements of cortisol to indicate stress levels. In other words, it's weird but as far as we can tell it's valid.
I don't talk about it a lot because again, it's pretty weird and a lot of people think I'm weird enough. But if you are a senior living in the US, covered by Medicare, you might be interested in looking this information over. I'm not proselytizing, but I do feel it's important enough to share.
In my experience, it helps with pain, it helps with anxiety.
If you have questions feel free to ask me. If you're a jerk about it, you'll be blocked.
"Medicare has a new program called the ACCESS Model. In plain terms, it's Medicare paying for digital health programs that help people with certain conditions, the same way it pays for other care. NeuroTap Health is a participant. So for eligible adults with Original Medicare, Medicare pays for the program."
#EFT #Medicare
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/421893/ Cat Matlala to rejoin 14 accused in R228m Medicare 24 corruption case #Companies #CorruptionCase #Idac #InvestigatingDirectorateAgainstCorruption #iol #JohannesburgHighCourt #medicare #Medicare24TshwaneDistrict #PretoriaRegionalCourt #PretoriaSpecialisedCommercialCrimeCourt #SouthAfrica #TshwaneDistrict #VusimuziCatMatlala
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Meet Ottava, J&J’s surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
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#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #bigpicture #BiotechandPharmaceuticals #BreakingNews:Markets #businessnews #Health #IntuitiveSurgicalInc #Investmentstrategy #iSharesU.S.MedicalDevicesETF #JimCramer #Johnson&Johnson #Markets #Medicare #MedtronicPLC #Pharmaceuticals #SpdrS&PBiotechEtf #StateStreetSPDRS&PHealthCareEquipmentETF
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Meet Ottava, J&J’s surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market
Joh…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #bigpicture #BiotechandPharmaceuticals #BreakingNews:Markets #businessnews #Health #IntuitiveSurgicalInc #Investmentstrategy #iSharesU.S.MedicalDevicesETF #JimCramer #Johnson&Johnson #Markets #Medicare #MedtronicPLC #Pharmaceuticals #SpdrS&PBiotechEtf #StateStreetSPDRS&PHealthCareEquipmentETF
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/684072/ Meet Ottava, J&J’s surgical robot leading the healthcare giant into a lucrative new market #BigPicture #BiotechAndPharmaceuticals #BreakingNews:Markets #BusinessNews #Éire #Health #HealthCare #Healthcare #IE #IntuitiveSurgicalInc #InvestmentStrategy #Ireland #ISharesUSMedicalDevicesETF #JimCramer #Johnson&Johnson #Markets #Medicare #MedtronicPLC #pharmaceuticals #SpdrS&PBiotechEtf #StateStreetSPDRS&PHealthCareEquipmentETF #UnitedStates
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Fact or fiction – and both affect opinions and actions
Scan any social media site and see how bad it is. Misinformation can lead us down the wrong path.https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/11/fact-or-fiction-and-both-affect-opinions-and-actions/
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Fact or fiction – and both affect opinions and actions
Scan any social media site and see how bad it is. Misinformation can lead us down the wrong path.https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/11/fact-or-fiction-and-both-affect-opinions-and-actions/
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Fact or fiction – and both affect opinions and actions
Scan any social media site and see how bad it is. Misinformation can lead us down the wrong path.https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/11/fact-or-fiction-and-both-affect-opinions-and-actions/
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Fact or fiction – and both affect opinions and actions
Scan any social media site and see how bad it is. Misinformation can lead us down the wrong path.https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/11/fact-or-fiction-and-both-affect-opinions-and-actions/
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Fact or fiction – and both affect opinions and actions
Scan any social media site and see how bad it is. Misinformation can lead us down the wrong path.https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/11/fact-or-fiction-and-both-affect-opinions-and-actions/
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Your Medicare has a gap no one talks about
Medicare covers most medical costs, but there’s one enormous expense it barely touches.
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Rebates for long GP consults should be increased, long-awaited Medicare review says
Patients who need longer GP appointments, particularly women with complex health needs, are being short-changed by inadequate Medicare…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #GeneralPractitioner #GPS #longconsults #Medicare #medicareadvisorycommittee
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Rebates for long GP consults should be increased, long-awaited Medicare review says
Patients who need longer GP appointments, particularly women with complex health needs, are being short-changed by inadequate Medicare…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #AU #GeneralPractitioner #GPS #longconsults #Medicare #medicareadvisorycommittee
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Rebates for long GP consults should be increased, long-awaited Medicare review says
Patients who need longer GP appointments, particularly women with complex health needs, are being short-changed by inadequate Medicare…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #generalpractitioner #GPS #Health #healthcare #longconsults #Medicare #medicareadvisorycommittee #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/681586/ Rebates for long GP consults should be increased, long-awaited Medicare review says #Éire #GeneralPractitioner #GPS #Health #HealthCare #Healthcare #IE #Ireland #LongConsults #Medicare #MedicareAdvisoryCommittee
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Rebates for long GP consults should be increased, long-awaited Medicare review says
Patients who need longer GP appointments, particularly women with complex health needs, are being short-changed by inadequate Medicare…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #generalpractitioner #GPs #longconsults #medicare #medicareadvisorycommittee
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@IndyMediaAus
Private Healthcare Providers are simply #Leeches and #Unethical ones at that.That is not to say that the health workers they employ share the same social guilt. I’d wager most workers do in fact care for patients unlike their #Grifting corporate employers and the #Usurious #Insurance companies.
Making a #Living from providing healthcare services is socially responsible.
Making a #Profit from healthcare is #Inhuman.
#StateTheft #StateCapture #AusPol
Ban #ForProfit Health Insurance
Beef up #NotForProfit Health Insurance regulations
Boost #Medicare (also include #Dental cover) for a comprehensive public healthcare system./end-of-rant/
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Fiscal responsibility and tax cuts
Needless to say most Americans are not aware of all this, don’t actually care and have no idea of the crisis we are possibly facing living on debt. We are headed to a very precarious place. As of late August 2026 Total national debt - Over $40 trillion Debt held by the public - About $32.3 trillion Intragovernmental debt - About $7.8 trillion Projected FY 2026 deficit - About $1.9 trillion Deficit as % of GDP - 5.8% Projected net interest cost, FY 2026 - About $1.0 trillion Debt […]https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/02/fiscal-responsibility-and-tax-cuts/
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America Already Pays for Medicare for All—Wall Street Keeps the Difference
America pays more for worse healthcare because corporate middlemen extract wealth from illness. Medicare for All offers universal care at a lower total cost.
#AdministrativeWaste #Copays #corporateGreed #Deductibles #EmployerSponsoredInsurance #HealthInsuranceProfits #HealthcareCosts #healthcareReform #InsuranceDenials #MedicalDebt #Medicare #MedicareForAll #OutOfNetworkCare #PatientRights #PoliticsDoneRight #PrivateHealthInsurance #ProgressivePolitics #singlePayerHealthcare #UniversalHealthcare #workingClass https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-p6m -
Medicare for All Is Making a Comeback
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"The counter to this chaos is simple—and it’s something we’re starting to hear about on the stump from Democratic candidates....
We could have a national health insurance program, better known as “Medicare for All.” Given the wreckage of the #Trump era, Medicare for All has a lot to recommend."
https://newrepublic.com/article/214199/medicare-for-all-trump-2026#Health #Healthcare #Politics #Democrats #Medicare #MedicareForAll #USPol #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
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AP’s coverage∶
The #NationalDebt surpassed a record $40 trillion Wednesday, a staggering milestone as #defense costs, #social programs like #SocialSecurity & #Medicare & interest on the burgeoning #deficit to make up an enormous share of federal spending.
The milestone figure was recorded just 5 months after the US hit a record $39 trillion debt in March. It reached $38 trillion 5 months before that, in October [all under #Trump’s watch].
#economy #GlobalStanding #NWO
https://apnews.com/article/treasury-national-debt-limit-a27a8d3651ff810b25c610d3e1b6259d?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link -
CW: healthcare
Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
Thousands of people who had a Medicare drug plan with zero-dollar premiums last year got small premium increases this year—and didn’t know it. They were drop...
#aging #cms #drug-costs #drugs #health-industry #healthcare-costs #insurance #medicare #midwest-bureau #mountain-states-bureau #rural-health #southern-bureau #surprise-bills
https://kffhealthnews.org/medicare/medicare-drug-plans-part-d-small-premium-increases-disenrollments-wellcare/ -
https://www.europesays.com/dk/125194/ Novo Nordisk Battles Price War on Two Fronts: Implant Innovation and Medicare Access vs. Margin Eros #access #battles #Fronts #Implant #Innovation #Medicare #Nordisk #novo #NovoNordisk #price #two
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I Thought I'd Never See Her Again
https://youtube.com/shorts/aqu5yMR0xiU?si=H2jgdbYHi9K67blYSocial stigma stokes stubbornness.
And people die.
Reach out to your people, with love and empathy.
Too many people lack loving people in their corner, but it's only because we don't make ourselves known.
Also, mental health supports should be free, in #Medicare.
#cdnpoli #canada #fascism #antifa #antifascist #elbowsup #bcpoli #vancouver #burnaby #canlab #bcgreens #bcndp #ecosocialism #mentalhealth #eatingdisorder
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@dyckron This is what happens when you let the market *solve* healthcare.
Premiums doubling overnight, people dropping meds or going blind because they can’t afford $1200/month.
Meanwhile corporate overlords and private insurers laugh all the way to the bank.
This is the US future the libs and libs-lite keep trying to drag us toward
keep medicare public. Keep fighting privatisation.
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Ron DeSantis will have 'blood on his hands' if HIV funding isn't restored, Democratic chair says
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-desantis-hiv-medication-funding
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Social Security and Medicare Face Major Changes in 2026 – What You Need to Know
As reported by AARP, both Social Security and Medicare saw important changes starting January 1, 2026. These updates affect monthly benefits, premiums, taxes, and eligibility rules—making 2026 a critical year for retirees, near-retirees, and working seniors to review their finances.
Below is a clear breakdown of the six biggest Social Security and Medicare changes in 2026, and what they mean for you.
1. Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) Increases to 2.8%
Thanks to rising inflation, Social Security beneficiaries received a 2.8% COLA for 2026, up from 2.5% in 2025.
What this means:
The average monthly retirement benefit increases by about $56 Average benefit rises from $2,015 to $2,071 per month Applies to Social Security retirement and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
This adjustment helps benefits keep pace with higher everyday costs like groceries, housing, and healthcare.
2. Medicare Premiums and Deductibles Rise SharplyMedicare enrollees are seeing noticeable increases in 2026, especially for Part B.
Key Medicare changes for 2026:
Medicare Part B monthly premium: $202.90 (up from $185 in 2025) Part B annual deductible: $283 (up from $257) Medicare Part A inpatient deductible: $1,736 (up from $1,676)
These increases mean higher out-of-pocket healthcare costs for many retirees, making budgeting and supplemental coverage more important than ever.
3. Social Security Tax Cap Increases to $184,500Social Security payroll taxes remain 12.4% total:
6.2% paid by employees 6.2% paid by employers (Self-employed workers pay the full amount)
What’s new in 2026:
Maximum taxable earnings increase to $184,500 Up from $176,100 in 2025
Higher-income workers will pay Social Security taxes on more of their earnings this year.
4. New Tax Relief for Adults 65 and OlderA major win for seniors in 2026 is a new federal tax deduction for people age 65+, backed by AARP and passed as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July.
Tax relief details:
Up to $6,000 deduction for eligible individuals Up to $12,000 for married couples Phased out for: Individuals earning over $175,000 Couples earning over $250,000
This change could significantly reduce taxable income for middle- and upper-middle-income retirees.
5. Social Security Earnings Test Threshold IncreasesIf you collect Social Security before reaching full retirement age (FRA) and continue working, the earnings test still applies.
2026 earnings test rules:
$1 withheld for every $2 earned over $24,480 Threshold increased from $23,400 in 2025 Applies only to beneficiaries under FRA (currently between ages 66 and 67)
Once you reach full retirement age, this earnings limit no longer applies.
6. Higher Earnings Required to Earn Social Security CreditsTo qualify for Social Security retirement benefits, workers still need 40 lifetime credits. However, the earnings threshold to earn those credits is higher in 2026.
New credit requirement:
Earn $1,890 per quarter to receive one Social Security credit Up from $1,810 per quarter in 2025 Maximum of four credits per year
This change mainly affects part-time workers and those with fluctuating incomes.
What These 2026 Changes Mean for You
The 2026 updates to Social Security and Medicare bring a mix of higher benefits, higher costs, and new tax relief. While the COLA increase and senior tax deduction offer welcome support, rising Medicare premiums and taxes mean careful financial planning is more important than ever.
Key takeaways:
Retirees get higher monthly Social Security checks Medicare costs continue to climb Working seniors face higher tax caps but better earnings limits Older Americans may benefit from new federal tax deductions
Final Tip
If you’re nearing retirement or already receiving benefits, now is a smart time to:
Review your monthly budget Revisit Medicare coverage options Talk with a tax or financial advisor
Staying informed ensures you get the most out of your Social Security and Medicare benefits in 2026 and beyond.
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#healthcarecosts #Medicaid #medicare #Medicare2026Changes #MedicarePartBPremiums #News #retirementPlanning #retirementplanning #seniorTaxRelief #seniorbenefits #SocialSecurity2026 #SocialSecurityCOLA2026 #SocialSecurityEarningsTest #socialsecurity
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So, one of my favorite teachers, #BernieReim, was in a terrible car accident. He is on #Medicare, and, well, he has a long way to go to recover, and Medicare isn't going to cover a lot of the costs.
As an instructor, Bernie let me do all my team exercises solo (I didn't want the jocks I had been paired with to bring my grade down, and didn't want to do all the work for them), listened to my sharing about the math involved in astrology (which is how I learned to hand-calculate logarithms), and also let me submit a painting of a galaxy as a final project! In addition to teaching #Astronomy, Bernie is a regular on WMPG, and also volunteers at the local observatory.
Please share and donate if you can. Bernie is a good human, and only has his friends and community for support!
IG Post from #WMPGScience
"Hi friends!
For those who have been long time listeners, your beloved co-host Bernie has been in a terrible car accident that almost cost his life. He is now looking at several months of recovery and his dear friend has started a gofundme to support his rehab journey. Sharing this news for those who are wondering where we are on the airwaves. Dm me if you would like to visit, he loves visitors!"
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bernie-recover-from-his-car-accident
#Stargazers #MutualAid #GoFundMe #GFM #Fundraiser #GoodHumans
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BestoftheLeft Edition #1705: "Threatened Social Safety Nets Are Foundational to Healthy Societies"
🎧 Wherever you get your podcasts, or at bestoftheleft.com/1705
🎙 EDITOR’S NOTE: On the false moral arguments for cutting social safety nets
💙 bestoftheleft.com/support
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#podcast #progressive #progressives #progressivepolitics #politics #uspolitics #socialsecurity #savesocialsecurity #trump #musk #doge #medicare #medicaid #handsoffsociasecurity #handsoffmedicare -
Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare
#MedicareAdvantage plans are killing seniors and bankrupting hospitals. Now the #Trump administration is preparing to make them mandatory, ending #Medicare as we know it.
from #DropSiteNews
[co-published with Truthdig]Alexander Zaitchik
Mar 24, 2025https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/dr-oz-trump-plot-medicare-advantage-plans?r=fzerp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
#HandsOffMedicare
#USA #US #USPolitics
#news #press #MehmetOz
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For decades, American Big Pharma has been scheming to undermine Australia’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), which has given Australians access to some of the cheapest medicines in the developed world. Their goal? Higher profits at the expense of affordable healthcare. They’d love to see Australia adopt a US-style privatised system, where individuals are forced to pay exorbitant prices for the same medicines we get for just a few dollars.
#BigPharma #PBS #AffordableHealthcare #Australia #Medicare #HealthcareForAll #PharmaGreed #PublicHealth #Auspol #LNPfail
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Big-name drugs see price drops in first round of Medicare negotiations - Enlarge / Prescription drugs are displayed at NYC Discount Pharmacy in ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2043687 #pharmaceuticalindustry #pricenegotiations #drugprices #bigpharma #medicare #science #health #phrma
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Medicare finally gets to negotiate and reduce some prescription drug costs
"if the negotiated prices were in effect in 2023, Medicare would have saved $6 billion and beneficiaries would have saved $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs, such as copays at the pharmacy counter."
#BidenBenefits #DemsDeliver #HarrisHope #HarrisWalz #Medicare #HealthCare
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@6G @stevesilberman T successfully did this in 2018 under the radar. This time he will destroy many agencies and discontinue critical services by separating expert civil servants from jobs whose work product we often ignore and/or take for granted. #education #environment #economy #civilliberties #justice #democracy #transportation #healthcare #snap #childcare #defense #criminaljustice #fda #agriculture #energy #pollution #climatecrisis #fossifuels #socialsecurity #medicare #commerce
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Big Pharma is “coming to the table” on price negotiations as it loses in court - Enlarge (credit: Getty | Bodo Marks)
Federal health officials ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2008311 #pharmaceuticalindustry #pricenegotiations #astrazeneca #drugpricing #medicare #science #health #phrma
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Up to ~645k #Medicare users had info exposed via #Maximus/#MOVEit. The info potentially included details of medical conditions, diagnoses, dates of service, images, treatments, etc.
https://www.cms.gov/files/document/alternate-consumer-notice-july-2023.pdf
Stats:
https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/44123/unpacking-the-moveit-breach-statistics-and-analysis/
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US government contractor says #MOVEit #hackers accessed health data of ‘at least’ 8 million individuals | TechCrunch
Virginia-based #Maximus contracts with federal, state, and local governments to manage and administer government-sponsored programs, such as #Medicaid, #Medicare, healthcare reform, and welfare-to-work.
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Republicans take the economy hostage. Would you pay their ransom?
Take Away: US policy is to not negotiate with terrorists. This should apply for those who would hold Medicaid and Social Security hostage for their political agenda.
#EconomyForAll #DemsForThePeople #HandsOffOurHealthcare #HandsOffSocialSecurity
#HandsOffMedicare
#HandsOffMedicaid
#SaveMedicaid
#SaveMedicare
#SaveSocialSecurity
#Medicare
#Medicaid
#SocialSecurity
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Republicans take the economy hostage. Would you pay their ransom?
Take Away: US policy is to not negotiate with terrorists. This should apply for those who would hold Medicaid and Social Security hostage for their political agenda.
#EconomyForAll #DemsForThePeople #HandsOffOurHealthcare #HandsOffSocialSecurity
#HandsOffMedicare
#HandsOffMedicaid
#SaveMedicaid
#SaveMedicare
#SaveSocialSecurity
#Medicare
#Medicaid
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President Biden's plan will extend the life of Medicare for a generation, without cutting benefits.
#BidenDelivers #HandsOffOurHealthcare
#HandsOffMedicare #Medicare
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/opinion/joe-biden-medicare.html?unlocked_article_code=culVgzla2Q32bwS2ilYfv7HXpqsffZ-RC06Y1B_LjzK3lLZI4PbLkH9oEH6CHZTfNRjmPVMdUFcSMo6QKM-lwWVKLVNeEozEBgG3Y8H8m8pQlTMLP7SEBgeX512fSitCKZjpAWxhClRHRkKh2fzolUSPCqWkKHBvitcybkOnnSYLtNkxUq7XGp2N02COk60i1Lre4hU4MvRmFQkq3Vd-jCBdexckrZN_WOThAuiNtDISAELVZue-Tgu6Wmf2ikHLfOUo0r6AFM6Wo_QagOcTa3UDDrQ0-JDc-4fPmmYm5r_CKz82wbvzlrPujE4GReLi7tY9QSOphY_EMpBOgw&smid=url-share -
Mainstream media’s extensive reporting on the GOP’s efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare undermines protests that the claim is “dishonest”
#StopGOPLies #HandsOffOurHealthcare #HandsOffMedicare #HandsOffSocialSecurity #SocialSecurity #Medicare
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So unimpressed. Apparently my personal data may have been breached in the #Medibank, #Optus and now #CTARS #databreach. Time to head back to Queensland Transport; this time to change driver's licence number. Will also approach #Medicare for a new card number. Passwords all change and multi-factor authentication enabled on all bank accounts where available. Also have enabled MFA on social media accounts including Mastadon. Discussions to be had with #NDIA also. Registered for a call back from IDCare.
