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Therapists at Hobart mental health clinic call centre closure 'a tragedy'
By Bec Pridham and Selina Bryan

For more than four decades, The Hobart Clinic has provided private mental health services to clients. Since the announcement of its October closure, clinic staff, therapists and patients have warned of the negative impact on those reliant on the service.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/hob

ABC News · Therapists, patients raise concerns over The Hobart Clinic closure with fears it could be 'dangerous' for someBy Bec Pridham

Facing soaring ACA premiums, Kevin Lamarque reports the Trump administration expands access to less generous “catastrophic” health plans, aiming to ease costs by offering lower monthly premiums but higher deductibles. These plans may be a fallback as federal subsidies expire, but they offer limited coverage and low uptake. Detailed insights here: alternet.org/team-trumps-answe #TrumpAdministration #ACA #Obamacare #HealthInsurance #CatastrophicPlans #PremiumSubsidies #HealthcarePolicy #Congress #CourtRulings

Alternet.org · Republicans navigate political minefield as Trump healthcare policy threatens GOP controlBy Julie Appleby, KFF Health News

Tasmania's only large-scale mental health clinic to close after 40 years
By Monty Jacka

The Hobart Clinic, which employs 100 people and has provided private mental health services for Tasmanians for 40 years, will close its inpatient site by the end of October, citing financial woes.

abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/tas

ABC News · Tasmania's only large-scale private mental health clinic, the Hobart Clinic, to close inpatient site by end of OctoberBy Monty Jacka

In other #news, the judge tossed the two first degree and second degree #murder charges relating to #terrorism for Luigi #Mangione.

From the article:

“While the defendant was clearly expressing an animus toward UHC, and the health care industry generally, it does not follow that his goal was to ‘intimidate and coerce a civilian population,’ and indeed, there was no evidence presented of such a goal,”

abcnews.go.com/US/luigi-mangio

ABC News · Luigi Mangione: Judge tosses 2 state murder charges related to act of terrorismBy Aaron Katersky
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Here's an update on the #healthInsurance saga I've posted about before, wherein #BlueShieldOfCA has rejected claims and nearly caused scheduled surgeries to be cancelled because they've hallucinated my kids having Aetna health insurance that they don't have.
They're currently sitting on over $4,000 in claims for my kids' care they're refusing to pay because of the nonexistent Aetna insurance.

The judge ruled to dismiss both terrorism charges -- murder in the first degree in furtherance of an act of terrorism and murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism -- writing they were "legally insufficient."

"There was no evidence presented of a desire to terrorize the public, inspire widespread fear, engage in a broader campaign of violence, or to conspire with organized terrorist groups," Carro wrote. "Here, the crime - the heinous, but targeted and discrete killing of one person -- is very different from the examples of terrorism set forth in the statute."

cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangion

Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

Sometimes I am disappointed or even despairing when it comes to politics and politicians here in Europe, and especially in Germany, but when I read articles about the disastrous state of American politics, and particularly social policy, which is virtually non-existent, I am glad I don't have to live there.

apnews.com/article/congress-he

#USA #US #HealthInsurance #Congress
#Washington #Politics #Republicans #Democrats

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after meeting about Republican efforts to cut health care spending, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
AP News · Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress actsBy Mary Clare Jalonick