medicare
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My Health Record Finally Has an App
My Health, the app for your My Health Record, is finally here.
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Google Can Now Help You Navigate the Mess That Is American Healthcare
The healthcare system in the U.S. is incredibly flawed, to say the very least. It’s no surprise that Google is attempting to insert itself as a helper when it comes to navigating the big mess.
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In 2020, Nearly 1 in 5 Americans Skipped Out on Medical Treatment Due to Cost
A new survey released this week suggests that more than 46 million American adults avoided getting the medical care they needed because they couldn’t afford it in 2020. Sadly, the results reflect a long-running problem in the U.S.
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Aussie Medicare Data Taken Offline After Potential Breach Noticed
In August this year a dataset containing 30 years worth of Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme information was made available to researchers via The Department of Health’s open data portal. Yesterday the data was removed by the department, following a tip-off from a Melbourne researcher that practitioner details in the data could be decrypted.