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Private health insurance claims on medical device pricing debunked
12 September 2017 - Today the Medical Technology Association of Australia has released a PwC analysis of the impact of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2017
Price ‘gouge’ on private patients for medical devices
13 September 2017 - Confirmation by Australia’s medical device industry that it slugs private patients a higher fee for some ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2017
Premium cost hopes resting on knees, hips
11 September 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt will try to reduce pressure on insurance premiums by cutting the cost ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2017
Why health funds are prevented from paying for this lifesaving medical device
3 September 2017 - A crazy bureaucratic Catch 22 means 40,000 Aussies can’t get a health fund rebate for a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2017
NSW Minister for Health Brad Hazzard says more competition needed in medical device sector
27 August 2017 - The NSW Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard, says the prices of surgically implanted devices like artificial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2017
McCain case reopens debate for brain cancer drug subsidy
25 July 2017 - Leading neurosurgeon Kate Drummond has called on the Turnbull government to break the “bureaucratic mould” and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2017
Cancers and other illnesses are going undetected because patients can’t afford $100 bill for scans
6 July 2017 - Illnesses like cancer are going undetected in 300,000 Australians because they can’t afford the scans to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2017
Patient need must be first priority in public hospitals
21 June 2017 - The Consumers Health Forum supports the call for the enforcement of Medicare principles to ensure private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2017
Australian-first whole genome sequencing and health testing open to public
20 June 2017 - An Australia-first service that combines whole genome sequencing and a comprehensive health assessment could offer individuals ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Senate Inquiry releases prostheses list pricing report
16 May 2017 - The Senate Inquiry report on ‘Price regulation associated with the Prostheses List Framework', which was presented ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Therapeutic Development a key focus of the Roadmap
15 May 2017 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia welcomes the 2016 National Research Infrastructure Roadmap and its recommendations, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Medical Technology industry welcomes balanced Prostheses List Report
12 May 2017 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia today welcomed the findings of the Senate Inquiry into the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2017
Senate inquiry adds pressure to medical device industry
12 May 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt’s push on the medical device industry has been boosted by a senate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2017
Prostheses reforms to deliver better value for private health insurance
4 May 2017 - The Australian Government is continuing to work with the private health insurance industry to make premiums more ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2017
Private patients pay $729 million more for medical implants
27 April 2017 - Private hospital patients were charged almost $730 million more than those in public hospitals for implantable ...