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CANBERRA — Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care Anne Ruston (above), has renewed calls to scrap the algorithm that is making calls on how much money aging Australians receive for care at home. “This algorithm, quite frankly, can be making almost life and death decisions about the care needs and the priority of those care needs of older Australians,” she told Politico.
At present, New Zealand lacks a fully integrated national record of long-term health conditions across general practice and hospitals. Important information held by GPs may therefore not be available to hospital clinicians when patients need treatment. This can complicate decisions about caring for patients with several long-term conditions, particularly when treatments or medications interact.
Eugene, Oregon (above), will soon vote on whether to set up a climate fund paid for by fees on companies like Amazon. Nearby Portland has already put the idea to the test.
Education: Master of Social Work, the University of Iowa.
Political experience: Incumbent state representative for House District 50, Ames; former mayor and city council member, Iowa City; former Parks and Recreation commissioner, Iowa City; former chairperson, Iowa Democratic Party; former Midwestern region chair of the Association of State Democratic Committees.
