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  1. "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."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  2. "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."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  3. "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."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  4. "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."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  5. "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."

    eff.org/deeplinks/2026/09/new-

    #USA #MedIcare #PublicHealth #AI

  6. 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.
    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  7. 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.
    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  8. 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.
    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  9. 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.
    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  10. 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.

    newsfromthestates.com/article/

  11. 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."

    finance.yahoo.com/news/know-ch #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability

  12. 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."

    finance.yahoo.com/news/know-ch #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability

  13. 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."

    finance.yahoo.com/news/know-ch

  14. 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."

    finance.yahoo.com/news/know-ch #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability

  15. 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."

    finance.yahoo.com/news/know-ch #USpol #Medicare #SocialSecurity #Disability

  16. 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
    thetappingsolution.com/blog/ta

  17. 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
    thetappingsolution.com/blog/ta

  18. 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
    thetappingsolution.com/blog/ta

  19. 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
    thetappingsolution.com/blog/ta

  20. 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
    thetappingsolution.com/blog/ta

  21. 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
    apnews.com/article/treasury-na

  22. Now I'm getting emails from #Medicare telling me to get healthy with #DrOz. #SMH

  23. 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
    kffhealthnews.org/medicare/med

  24. Diabetes News: FDA Approved Generic LGP-1 Meds

    Before I begin, MEDICARE FOR ALL!! Now in spite of everything, the FDA is not completely insane, and…
    #NewsBeep #News #Medication #AU #Australia #Health #kosdiabetesgroup #marketfailure #Medicare #miltonfriedman #victoza
    newsbeep.com/au/776851/

  25. Study published Mar '26, proves clearly that U.S. whites are for redistribution (progressive taxation, Medicare), UNLESS or UNTIL you ask them to compare to racial #minorities. Then, U.S. whites are willing to end such programs, rather than let blacks get assistance.
    This echos the '60s when whites closed #schools, pools, rather than allow #blacks in. Cut off my nose, to spite their face.
    #fascist #USA #GOP #KKK #WhiteSupremacy #Medicare #reverse #discrimination #DEI
    journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.11

  26. #BANKS AND #GOVERNMENT ARE #STEALING RIGHT NOW!

    They are cheating you when your are paying or "bailing out" a private #bank for re-loaning too much money to others or #speculating and #gambling too much.

    Banks and Gov do #bailouts with public money which is basically #subsidising bad people and projects for industrial #destructive things and #pollution to our whole #system.
    🔥 🐝 🔥 🔥 🐝 🔥 🔥 🐝 🔥 🔥 🐝 🔥
    #AltText #Medicare #Shrug #NoMoney #Cheaters #Gov

  27. UnitedHealth Stock Is Down Nearly 50% over the Past Year, but This 1 Analyst Is Still Betting on UNH to Outperform

    Popular health insurance provider UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is down nearly 50% over the past year amid multiple issues,…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Healthcare #Health #Medicare #medicareadvantage #pricetarget #U.S.DepartmentofJustice #UnitedHealthGroupInc #WallStreetanalysts
    newsbeep.com/us/569770/

  28. Alaska is getting an historic $272M to strengthen rural health care in 2026! 🏥 From telehealth to workforce training, this funding will help keep care close to home, even in the Mat-Su Valley. Learn how you and your community can get involved and shape the future of health care ➡️ tinyurl.com/2p5f8b38 #ruralhealth #matsuhealth #Telehealth #Alaska #MatSuValley #health #healthcare #medicare #Medicaid #AlaskaHeadlineLiving
    Photo credit: Mat-Su Regional Medical Center / Facebook

  29. Alaska is getting an historic $272M to strengthen rural health care in 2026! 🏥 From telehealth to workforce training, this funding will help keep care close to home, even in the Mat-Su Valley. Learn how you and your community can get involved and shape the future of health care ➡️ tinyurl.com/2p5f8b38 #ruralhealth #matsuhealth #Telehealth #Alaska #MatSuValley #health #healthcare #medicare #Medicaid #AlaskaHeadlineLiving
    Photo credit: Mat-Su Regional Medical Center / Facebook

  30. Alaska is getting an historic $272M to strengthen rural health care in 2026! 🏥 From telehealth to workforce training, this funding will help keep care close to home, even in the Mat-Su Valley. Learn how you and your community can get involved and shape the future of health care ➡️ tinyurl.com/2p5f8b38 #ruralhealth #matsuhealth #Telehealth #Alaska #MatSuValley #health #healthcare #medicare #Medicaid #AlaskaHeadlineLiving
    Photo credit: Mat-Su Regional Medical Center / Facebook

  31. Alaska is getting an historic $272M to strengthen rural health care in 2026! 🏥 From telehealth to workforce training, this funding will help keep care close to home, even in the Mat-Su Valley. Learn how you and your community can get involved and shape the future of health care ➡️ tinyurl.com/2p5f8b38 #ruralhealth #matsuhealth #Telehealth #Alaska #MatSuValley #health #healthcare #medicare #Medicaid #AlaskaHeadlineLiving
    Photo credit: Mat-Su Regional Medical Center / Facebook

  32. Neither US #PoliticalParty is your friend...

    The #Drumpf cuts to #Medicaid were promised in the #BigBeautifulBill , voters assured the death of #federal aid programs by voting #MAGA and neither #Schumer, #Jeffries, #Kamala or anyone else on the fake left did anything to solidly forestall the avalanche that will take millions of moronic Muricans down and buried when the catastrophic cuts to #Medicare come.

    The #Drumpf admin's silly spending sprees on last minute #military gatherings , #ICE wabbit hunt free for alls, private #detention deals and bigger border walls can only quicken new deficits that insure automatic 4% across the board cuts to #Medicare — $535 billion will vanish — including the #MedicareAdvantage private plans

    Congrats #GOP Voters... You'll soon get yr #NADA you wished for...

  33. Medicaid Cuts? Yes. But the #GOP Is Quietly Cutting Medicare, Too

    A little understood aspect of the big, ugly bill could cause devastating problems for seniors and others.

    from #TheNewRepublic #TNR
    Norman J. Ornstein/
    July 16, 2025

    PAYGO is not a term that crosses many lips in daily discourse. But it may soon be used more widely, as its impact resonates in the aftermath of the passage of the so-called One Big Beautiful Act. While the enormous and damaging cuts in #Medicaid have dominated discussion since the bill was enacted—cuts that will take millions of Americans off of #HealthInsurance, force the closure of many rural hospitals and nursing homes, and likely put enormous increased pressure on emergency rooms across the country—another shoe is soon to drop. And that is major cuts in its sister program, #Medicare.

    newrepublic.com/article/197992

    #ImprovedMedicareForAll
    #HealthcareIsAHumanRight
    #NoCuts #healthcare #medical
    #USA #US #USPolitics #Trump
    #news #press #politics