Funding battle over a critical medicine is the latest front in private health war

29 October 2024 - Private hospital groups are warning that patients will increasingly be slugged with out of pocket costs as ...

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Healthscope to slug Bupa patients $100 for overnight hospital stays

29 October 2024 - Healthscope will charge customers of Bupa and Australian Health Service Alliance funds a $100 gap fee ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for November 2024 MSAC meeting

31 July 2024 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC ...

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St Vincent’s splits with insurer NIB amid private hospitals ‘crisis’

4 July 2024 - Australia’s largest non-profit hospital operator says Labor is yet to fully grapple with a crisis facing ...

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Private health sector on life support as patients’ care delayed

21 June 2024 - The health insurance industry is facing the growing prospect of unprecedented government intervention in its contracting ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for 1-2 August 2024 MSAC meeting

3 April 2024 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC ...

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New leaders for medicines and medical services committees

20 March 2024 - Two esteemed medical experts have been appointed to oversee the committees that advise Government on funding medicines, ...

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New treatment for essential tremor now available through Medicare

19 March 2024 - Australians living with essential tremor can now access magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound through Medicare, with the ...

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Private health insurance premiums rise less than wages, pensions and inflation

5 March 2024 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the ...

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More rare conditions considered for newborn bloodspot screening and new treatment option for spinal muscular atrophy

29 February 2024 - On Rare Disease Day, the Albanese Government has announced two more rare genetic conditions have been ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for Jun 2024 ESC meeting

28 February 2024 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ESC ...

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Terminally ill patients despair amid price war over CAR-T cancer therapy

22 February 2024 - Australia risks “being pushed to the back of the queue” of countries to gain access to ...

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At 40, Medicare’s a marvel but it’s time for a health check

30 January 2024 - Big birthdays are a moment for reflection. And at 40, many of us need a check-up to ...

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Commemorating 40 years of Medicare

29 January 2024 - The Australian Government is releasing a special edition Medicare card in 2024 to commemorate the 40th anniversary ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for April MSAC meeting

22 November 2023 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC on ...

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