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Kevin Rudd had the guts to call out reckless spending. Albo and Dutton… not so much.
There is minimal benefit from spending $8.5bn to bulk bill GP visits. But our major parties are now spending money with ...
DOGE subcommittee didn’t ‘discover’ $2.7 trillion in improper federal payments
Under Biden, the Government Accountability Office estimated federal agencies had made $2.7 trillion worth of improper ...
Will a new bulk-billing pledge make it cheaper to see your GP?
Federal Labor and the Coalition both want to expand the bulk-billing incentive to all Australians, to make nine out of 10 GP ...
Liz Weston: Medicare recipient should spend down their HSA to avoid heir’s tax burden
As mentioned in previous columns, HSAs offer a triple tax break in that contributions are deductible, the account grows ...
Labor loses ground and brings on new Mediscare election
The concern is that Labor’s new policy abandons the existing targeted approach and would expand eligibility for bulk billing ...
Elon Musk Draws Ire Telling Federal Employees to Justify Their Jobs Over Email or Resign
Musk caused alarm among federal employees over an email sent on Saturday requesting that employees summarize their work.
Labor's new Medicare policy could have been an election trap but the Coalition said 'me too'
Labor set a policy trap for the Coalition in the shape of Medicare funding, then Peter Dutton sidestepped it by shouting "me too".
Will anything slow Trump down?
All told, Trump is mostly romping through his second term largely unscathed. Even after one White House official signaled to ...
Coalition makes huge Medicare call after Anthony Albanese announced free GP visits for most Aussies in major $8billion pre-election promise
The government and the opposition have traded barbs over the Prime Minister's Medicare funding announcement on Sunday morning ...
Congress is Eyeing Cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, Again?
Congress has announced federal budget proposals that could dramatically curtail Medicaid. Here's everything you need to know.
‘Deadly consequences’: Health agencies reel from thousands of job cuts while critical research grants remain on hold
The first month of the Trump administration has brought chaos to US health agencies through mass firings, funding ...
Dutton gives lazy ‘me too’ as Albo bets the house on ‘saving Medicare’
The Coalition has buckled to Labor pressure. But how both sides will finance their foolish bulk-billing magic pudding remains ...