#medicare — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #medicare, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/165856/ America Can Learn from Denmark on Good Government #Danmark #Denmark #Medicare #Retirement #SocialSecurity #Welfare
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Doctor shortage morphs into ‘patchy’ success for rural health
In his early days as a solo general practitioner in rural Queensland, Ewen McPhee remembers them as both…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #AU #Australia #australiancollegeofruralandremotemedicine #clermont4doctors #cloncurrycouncil #GeneralPractitioner #Health #Medicare #primaryhealthcareclinic #queenslandhealth #RoyalAustralianCollegeofGeneralPractitioners #RoyalFlyingDoctorService
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Doctor shortage morphs into ‘patchy’ success for rural health
In his early days as a solo general practitioner in rural Queensland, Ewen McPhee remembers them as both…
#NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #AU #Australia #australiancollegeofruralandremotemedicine #clermont4doctors #cloncurrycouncil #GeneralPractitioner #Health #Medicare #primaryhealthcareclinic #queenslandhealth #RoyalAustralianCollegeofGeneralPractitioners #RoyalFlyingDoctorService
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"EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."
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"EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."
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"EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."
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"EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."
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"EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through this litigation, including contracts with tech companies, internal status reports and providers’ complaints about the program. The documents (available here) show that WISeR has resulted in widespread delays and denials of care, operational chaos, and reports of patient harm."
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In my rural state of #Vemont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at years' end, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely, while the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage.
Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
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In my rural state of #Vemont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.
Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
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In my rural state of #Vemont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.
Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-have-nearly-doubled-its-worse-states-abortion-bans -
In my rural state of #Vemont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.
Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ectopic-pregnancy-deaths-have-nearly-doubled-its-worse-states-abortion-bans -
In my rural state of #Vermont, and I presume others, all the #hospitals have ceased to operate birthing centers and #OBGYN clinics due to the Big Beautiful Budget elimination of #Medicaid and imminent scrapping, at this years' end after midterm elections, to the #Medicare reimbursements upon which hospitals have also been made to rely. Meanwhile the Private #Insurance (reimbursement-collection & service-denial) Industry has been greenlighted to raise premiums out of reach for a third to half of households while remaining nonresponsible for any such coverage. People are opting not to seek care.
Probably all coincidental. #healthcare #medicalNews #healthNews #financialNews #redistribution #plutocracy #plunder #healthcareIsAHumanRight #nvma
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
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For folks on Medicare or about to be, DO NOT be tempted to call Chapter for "free Medicare advice". It was co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy and:
"The startup has at least historical links to the Trump administration, including to current Vice President JD Vance and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who helped fuel Vance's rise in politics. Narya Capital, which Vance founded before leaving to run for office, led Chapter's Series A funding; Thiel has invested in the company, and at one time, held a seat on the board, according to TechCrunch.
Blumenfeld-Gantz said Vance has no involvement in Chapter.
It's worth noting Ramaswamy was previously involved with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which critics say could affect Medicare's ability to perform business as usual."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/know-chapter-medicare-startup-cofounded-220100120.html #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability
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For folks on Medicare or about to be, DO NOT be tempted to call Chapter for "free Medicare advice". It was co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy and:
"The startup has at least historical links to the Trump administration, including to current Vice President JD Vance and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who helped fuel Vance's rise in politics. Narya Capital, which Vance founded before leaving to run for office, led Chapter's Series A funding; Thiel has invested in the company, and at one time, held a seat on the board, according to TechCrunch.
Blumenfeld-Gantz said Vance has no involvement in Chapter.
It's worth noting Ramaswamy was previously involved with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which critics say could affect Medicare's ability to perform business as usual."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/know-chapter-medicare-startup-cofounded-220100120.html #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability
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For folks on Medicare or about to be, DO NOT be tempted to call Chapter for "free Medicare advice". It was co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy and:
"The startup has at least historical links to the Trump administration, including to current Vice President JD Vance and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who helped fuel Vance's rise in politics. Narya Capital, which Vance founded before leaving to run for office, led Chapter's Series A funding; Thiel has invested in the company, and at one time, held a seat on the board, according to TechCrunch.
Blumenfeld-Gantz said Vance has no involvement in Chapter.
It's worth noting Ramaswamy was previously involved with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which critics say could affect Medicare's ability to perform business as usual."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/know-chapter-medicare-startup-cofounded-220100120.html #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability
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For folks on Medicare or about to be, DO NOT be tempted to call Chapter for "free Medicare advice". It was co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy and:
"The startup has at least historical links to the Trump administration, including to current Vice President JD Vance and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who helped fuel Vance's rise in politics. Narya Capital, which Vance founded before leaving to run for office, led Chapter's Series A funding; Thiel has invested in the company, and at one time, held a seat on the board, according to TechCrunch.
Blumenfeld-Gantz said Vance has no involvement in Chapter.
It's worth noting Ramaswamy was previously involved with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which critics say could affect Medicare's ability to perform business as usual."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/know-chapter-medicare-startup-cofounded-220100120.html #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability
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For folks on Medicare or about to be, DO NOT be tempted to call Chapter for "free Medicare advice". It was co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy and:
"The startup has at least historical links to the Trump administration, including to current Vice President JD Vance and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who helped fuel Vance's rise in politics. Narya Capital, which Vance founded before leaving to run for office, led Chapter's Series A funding; Thiel has invested in the company, and at one time, held a seat on the board, according to TechCrunch.
Blumenfeld-Gantz said Vance has no involvement in Chapter.
It's worth noting Ramaswamy was previously involved with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which critics say could affect Medicare's ability to perform business as usual."
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/know-chapter-medicare-startup-cofounded-220100120.html #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1201273/ 6 Money Missteps Amid Inflation That Erode Boomers’ Retirement Income #BabyBoomers #Business #CarInsurance #Finance #HomeownersInsurance #Inflation #InsuranceBroker #JasonGerstenberger #MedicalScreening #medicare #MikeBoshardy #PersonalFinance #SocialSecurity #SocialSecurityAdministration #SocialSecurityRetirement #UK #UnitedKingdom
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6 Money Missteps Amid Inflation That Erode Boomers’ Retirement Income
flyfloor · iStock.com Retirement budgets are rarely derailed by one wild purchase. Inflation m…
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6 Money Missteps Amid Inflation That Erode Boomers’ Retirement Income
flyfloor · iStock.com Retirement budgets are rarely derailed by one wild pur…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #babyboomers #Business #Carinsurance #Homeownersinsurance #Inflation #insurancebroker #JasonGerstenberger #medicalscreening #Medicare #MikeBoshardy #PersonalFinance #socialsecurity #socialsecurityadministration #socialsecurityretirement
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6 Money Missteps Amid Inflation That Erode Boomers’ Retirement Income
flyfloor · iStock.com Retirement budgets are rarely derailed by one wild pur…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #babyboomers #Business #Carinsurance #Homeownersinsurance #Inflation #insurancebroker #JasonGerstenberger #medicalscreening #Medicare #MikeBoshardy #PersonalFinance #socialsecurity #socialsecurityadministration #socialsecurityretirement
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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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Let’s think about this.
What about our children and grandchildren, where are we headed?https://quinnscommentary.net/2026/09/09/lets-think-about-this/
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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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20% of Americans Cut Retirement Savings in 2026. Get Back on Track With This Checklist
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#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #Medicare #PersonalFinance #retirement #retirementage #retirementplan #socialsecurity
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20% of Americans Cut Retirement Savings in 2026. Get Back on Track With This Checklist
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#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Personalfinance #Business #Medicare #PersonalFinance #retirement #retirementage #retirementplan #socialsecurity
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/657774/ 20% of Americans Cut Retirement Savings in 2026. Get Back on Track With This Checklist #Business #Éire #IE #Ireland #Medicare #PersonalFinance #PersonalFinance #Retirement #RetirementAge #RetirementPlan #SocialSecurity
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Empresario de Oklahoma es declarado culpable por fraude de 30 millones de dólares contra Medicare
Un jurado federal de Florida declaró culpable a un empresario de Oklahoma por un esquema que intentó defraudar a Medicare, TRICARE y CHAMPVA con reclamaciones falsas de equipos médicos por más de 30 millones de dólares.
Por Vera Martín del Campo | Corresponsal
Un jurado federal del Distrito Medio de Florida declaró culpable al empresario y quiropráctico Mark Loftis, originario de Oklahoma, por participar en un esquema que intentó defraudar a los programas federales Medicare, TRICARE y el Programa Civil de Salud y Medicina del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos (CHAMPVA) por más de 30 millones de dólares mediante la emisión de órdenes médicas falsas para equipos que los pacientes no necesitaban.
De acuerdo con el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos (DOJ), el acusado utilizó información médica y personal de personas mayores y con discapacidad para generar órdenes fraudulentas de aparatos ortopédicos y monitores continuos de glucosa, con las que posteriormente se presentaban reclamaciones a programas federales de salud.
El caso forma parte de la estrategia del gobierno estadounidense para combatir el fraude en los programas públicos de atención médica y proteger recursos destinados a adultos mayores, militares y veteranos.
Esquema operó durante tres años
Según la investigación presentada durante el juicio, Mark Loftis, de 39 años y residente de Cushing, Oklahoma, pagó más de un millón de dólares a empresas de mercadotecnia vinculadas con centros de llamadas para obtener información personal y datos de seguros médicos de miles de personas.
Las víctimas eran convencidas de proporcionar sus datos, los cuales posteriormente eran utilizados para obtener órdenes médicas firmadas por médicos y enfermeros que prestaban servicios de telemedicina, pero que en la mayoría de los casos nunca examinaron ni hablaron con los pacientes.
Con esos documentos se gestionaban reclamaciones por equipos médicos que los beneficiarios no habían solicitado ni requerían.
Las autoridades señalaron que Loftis también ocultó la participación de uno de sus principales colaboradores dentro de su empresa y utilizó reclamaciones vinculadas con proveedores médicos que no tenían relación con la compañía.
Obtuvo más de ocho millones de dólares
La investigación federal determinó que el empresario obtuvo más de ocho millones de dólares mediante reclamaciones falsas dirigidas a programas federales de atención médica.
Durante el juicio también se expuso que el esquema continuó operando durante aproximadamente tres años, pese a las constantes quejas presentadas por beneficiarios y familiares que informaban que algunos pacientes padecían demencia o enfermedad de Alzheimer, condiciones que los convertían en personas especialmente vulnerables.
Enfrenta hasta 20 años de prisión
El jurado declaró culpable a Mark Loftis por los delitos de conspiración para cometer fraude contra el sistema de salud y fraude electrónico.
La audiencia para dictar sentencia fue programada para el 7 de octubre de 2026. De acuerdo con la legislación estadounidense, el acusado enfrenta una pena máxima de 20 años de prisión, cuya duración será determinada por un juez federal conforme a las Directrices de Sentencia de Estados Unidos y otros criterios legales.
Investigación reunió a varias agencias federales
El caso fue investigado por la Oficina del Inspector General del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS-OIG), el Buró Federal de Investigaciones (FBI), el Servicio de Investigación Criminal del Departamento de Defensa (DCIS) y la Oficina del Inspector General del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos (VA-OIG).
La acusación fue presentada por la fiscal adjunta interina Catherine Wagner y el abogado litigante Raymond Beckering III, de la Sección de Fraude de la División Penal del Departamento de Justicia.
El Departamento de Justicia informó que este proceso forma parte de las acciones emprendidas por su nueva División contra el Fraude, creada en abril de este año para investigar y perseguir delitos que afectan programas federales.
Además, recordó que el Programa de Grupos de Trabajo contra el Fraude en la Atención Médica ha presentado cargos contra más de 6 mil 200 personas desde 2007, en casos que involucran reclamaciones por más de 45 mil millones de dólares a programas federales de salud y aseguradoras privadas. –sn–
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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
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Trump Says It Out Loud: GOP Prioritizes War Over Healthcare, Childcare, and Survival
Trump openly dismisses healthcare and childcare as scams, revealing a GOP agenda that prioritizes war over people and shifts the burden to struggling states.
#childcare #EconomicJustice #federalBudget #gop #healthcareCuts #Inequality #medicaid #Medicare #militarySpending #ProgressivePolitics #RedStates #socialSafetyNet #statesRights #Trump https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oOc -
'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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'Severe pushback': #HouseRepublicans fear constituent revolt over divisive new proposal
by Carl Gibson, 8/13/2025
"House Republicans are now pondering whether to pursue another major legislative push involving #Medicaid later this year, just months after narrowly passing President Donald #Trump's massive tax and spending policy. But some are hesitant out of fear for how their constituents would react.
"Politico reported Wednesday that the Republican Study Committee (RSC) – which is made up of 189 Republican members of Congress — has invited a controversial figure to its Thursday meeting that suggests the GOP may make even steeper cuts to Medicaid this year or in early 2026. According to the outlet, #ParagonHealth Institute president #BrianBlase, who is credited as the architect of Republicans' Medicaid cuts in the #OneBigBeautifulBillAct, to this week's meeting.
"Blase's address to the RSC comes as Republicans plot whether to embark on another legislative crusade before the end of the year, even though the tax and spending bill almost failed to pass despite Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress. While no official details have emerged, Politico reported that Blase's invitation likely means that future Medicaid cuts could be on the table.
"Changes to Medicare may also be included in the conversation, as Blase will be accompanied by #DemetriousKouzoukas, who leads Paragon's Medicare Reform Initiative. According to its website, Paragon is focused on changes to #Medicare and #Medicaid policy, and its leadership and board have numerous ties to #FarRight policy groups like the #HeritageFoundation (which created #Project2025) and the #FederalistSociety.
"Not all Republicans are on board with another divisive vote on additional Medicaid cuts. Rep. #MikeFlood (R-Neb.) reportedly warned that there would be
'#SeverePushback' against any attempt to impose new cuts to the popular program that provides health insurance to #LowIncome and #disabled Americans."Politico's Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill also reported that there is little appetite for another bitter legislative battle given the work House Republicans are facing when they return to Washington after Labor Day. They wrote: 'A major fight over government funding looms, as well as the expiration of the #ACATaxCredits — which could lead to drastic hikes in some Americans’ #HealthInsurance premiums.' "
#Resist #Revolt #TaxBreaksForTheRich #MedicaidCuts #SNAPCuts #MedicareCuts #BigUglyBill #ACACuts #TrumpSucks #TrumpHatesThePoor #GOPWillEatItself #EvenMAGAsAreWakingUp?
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And who will work in the fields? Children?Folks who have just lost #FoodAssistance and #Medicare?#Protestors who piss off Trump?
#Trump’s Immigration #Crackdown Hits #CaliforniaFarms
#Farmworkers hid in fields on Tuesday as word spread that ICE agents were conducting raids in California’s breadbasket, an activist said.
By Bernard Mokam and Pooja Salhotra
June 11, 2025, 9:08 p.m. ETExcerpt: " 'The #Trump administration is ramping up its immigration crackdown, with a focus on workplaces with undocumented #laborers, such as #farms, #restaurants and #construction sites. Estimates show more than eight million undocumented #immigrants work in the United States.
"Last Friday, federal immigration agents swept through the garment district of Los Angeles, setting off protests that have rattled sections of downtown L.A. and have spread to a number of cities across the country.
"For #farmworkers — about 42 percent of whom are undocumented, according to the Agriculture Department — the escalation in arrests has created widespread fear." 'Children are terrified,' Ms. Romero said. 'They don’t want to go to school because they don’t know if their parents will be home when they come back.'
"Local leaders have rebuked the escalation, which could bring hardship to one of California’s agricultural corridors. The #CentralValley — which grows #almonds, #grapes, #walnuts and #cherries, among other crops — produces a quarter of the nation’s food, worth an estimated $17 billion a year, according to federal data.
" 'These actions are completely unjustified and harmful,' said Mayor Luis McArthur of Oxnard. 'They create chaos in our city without contributing much to public safety. Furthermore these actions undermine the very principles of #DueProcess.'
"The raids this week represent the first organized immigration enforcement from the new Trump administration to hit California’s agricultural region, which covers about 40 percent of the state, Ms. Romero said. A handful of federal operations have been conducted in other rural communities in recent weeks. Last month, federal agents pulled over a bus in #AlbionN., and detained 14 immigrants who worked at a nearby farm. In April, three children and their mother were detained at an upstate New York dairy.
"Rural migrants are particularly vulnerable to immigration enforcement because they stand out in towns that are often racially homogenous, said Will Lambek of Migrant Justice, an advocacy organization for farmworkers in #Vermont, where eight dairy workers were detained in April.
"In California, Ms. Davalos said the agents could have made more arrests had the community been less prepared. Once a volunteer spotted officers in the area, an alert was sent through a network of support.
"Federal agents were denied entry to at least nine farms in the Central Coast, Ms. Davalos said. Some growers parked their vehicles in front of their gates. Employees also obscured their cars.
'We demonstrated the power of brave, nonviolent #resistance to #ICE’s tactics of #terror,' Ms. Davalos said, lamenting what she described as politically driven attempts to reach a deportation quota. 'At the end of the day, they’re seizing our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers.'"If federal immigration enforcement activities continue, #FoodProduction will become increasingly difficult, and food prices could rise, warned Bryan Little, senior director of policy advocacy at the California Farm Bureau."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/trump-ice-raids-california-farms.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/NFWuO#ResistICE #Authoritarianism #ImmigrationCrackdown #ICERaids #TrumpIsANazi #AuthoritarianRule #ImmigrantsFeedUs #NoHumanIsIllegalOnStolenLand #HungerGames #EatTheRich #ThisIsFascism #Project2025
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The “Oligarch’s Budget” Wages War on Poor Americans
Unless you’re very wealthy, this bill will ultimately leave you worse off and more economically vulnerable.
https://voices.murica.website/sasha-abramsky/the-oligarchs-budget-wages-war-on-poor-americans/
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Ummm.... @actuallyautistic
Here’s the data the #NIH can collect from your medical history for its ‘#autism database’
Story by Julia Musto, 4/23/2025
Excerpt: "While it remains unclear exactly what data will be collected, under the presented platform NIH researchers could have access to:
- Americans’ #prescription information, including the type of medication and how they are prescribed
- Data collected during medical studies in a multitude of areas and from public and private institutions
- Data collected from peoples’ #smartwatches, which can range from heart health to sleep patterns
- #Claims from private insurers that can cover items such as lengthy hospital stays, #screening and testing
- Data from the Centers for #Medicare and #Medicaid Services, which includes #referrals to specialists, enrollment, #diagnoses, and more " -
Economic Downturns Cut Lives Short—But Only If You’re Poor & American.
A new study shows that recessions slash life expectancy for less-educated Americans—yet another sign of how brutal U.S. inequality is compared to Northern Europe, where strong social safety nets protect people from economic shocks.While Denmark, Norway, and Sweden use universal healthcare, robust unemployment benefits, and proactive welfare policies to shield their citizens, the U.S. leaves its most vulnerable to suffer. The result? A life expectancy gap that widens with every crisis.
#HealthcareForAll #SocialSafetyNet #InequalityKills #LearnFromEurope #auspol #Medicare #fascism
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Clinic Locations and Populations in #Allegheny County, #Pennsylvania FQHC is a reimbursement designation from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and the Centers for #Medicare and #Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/2df5006532ac4da2aca54a5510b1ee83 #GIS
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Since no one else wants to say it, I will: #Medicare is broken beyond funding. Ask someone who has to navigate the #DonutHole versus selecting a scam #AdvantagePlan (then navigate denials for meds and procedures).
But lawmakers don’t use Medicare. Not Scott (with proposed #sunsets), nor Sanders (with #MedicareForAll). They use Tricare. What do they know about the complexities #seniors and #disabled people navigate? If lawmakers actually used Medicare, they’d fix it.
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#Hello, new platform. I'm doing up a proper #intro / #introduction / #introductions with my tags so I can get amongst it properly. I've come from Twitter, where I did some fun work swearing at #Centrelink and getting hassled by LNP senators after giving evidence at the robodebt inquiry. I'm an unashamed #armchairactivism participant, giving media interviews from the comfort of my couch.
So! I am here for #auspol especially things like #robodebt and other #socialwelfare issues, #auslaw especially #adminlaw etc, #socialhousing #communityhousing #publichousing activism because I'm stuck in a decrepit shithole making my health worse, #publichealth #aushealthcare #Medicare to rant about crippled universal healthcare, #WApolitics because #WALabor is a conservative shitshow atm, #mentalhealth #disability #chronicillness rights and not just for #COVID19 #COVID #longCOVID, #LGBT #queer #gender #trans equity, strictly #intersectional #feminism (I will mercilessly ridicule TERFs and SWERFs), #climatecrisis #climatechange as it disproportionately affects already disadvantaged people, and I will need #cats as a palate cleanser between whingetoots. I'm a staunch #Greens supporter and consider state & federal #Labor to have become class traitors in the global push towards a capitalist dystopia that leaves vulnerable people behind.
Obviously I'm a raging progressive, and I look forward to getting to know more of the same because I like my echo chamber loud xox :blobcatboop:
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CW: Medical politics - having to pay for useless appointments
The #GrattanInstitute in #Australia has recently released a report recommending #Medicare be updated as it no longer serves patients or medical professionals. This probably surprises no-one, particularly people with #ChronicIllness and in my opinion is well overdue.
Something that I think needs a lot of thought however is the current situation where patients are still expected to pay for services that provide zero value or in some cases cause harm. Too often I have had absolutely useless appointments with #Doctors who are ill informed on my disease (#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis) and can provide no benefit or recommendation for my illness yet I am still expected to attend these appointments/referrals and pay for them.
The current system is stacked against patients struggling not only with chronic disease but also financially, adding further to their costs and providing no incentive for doctors to update their knowledge since they'll get paid anyway. Surely the system should do the opposite and encourage doctors to keep up to date and adopt and/or develop best practice if they expect to be reimbursed for their knowledge.
