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Agreement reached on funding reforms for medical devices
17 March 2022 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has signed a joint four-year agreement with the Commonwealth Government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2022
Reforms to deliver lower prices for medical devices and lower private health insurance premiums
17 March 2022 - The Australian Government’s plan to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable for all Australians is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2021
When insurers choose, patients lose - campaign launched to protect patient choice
15 November 2021 - A new public health campaign to protect Australians’ access to life-saving therapies and medical technologies has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2021
Health funds reject claims hospitals hit by prostheses reforms
9 September 2021 - Health insurers say private hospital operators will not be left out of pocket, rejecting claims they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2021
Proposal leaves surgeons bound by private health
23 February 2021 - Australians paying thousands of dollars a year in health insurance could have their access to life-changing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Medtech firms, health funds clash over pricing shake-up
11 February 2021 - Medtech firms warn Australian patients may miss out on new innovations due to an overhaul of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2020
Medical device price savings for millions of Australians from today
1 February 2020 - The price of thousands of medical technologies treating heart and lung disease, diabetes, bone cancer, eye ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
Private health insurers say cost of medical devices putting pressure on premiums
23 October 2019 - After the lowest annual increases in 18 years, relief appears to have been short-lived. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Greg Hunt's medical deals come back to bite him
11 September 2019 - Health minister Greg Hunt’s efforts to rein in growth in private health insurance premiums looks like ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
Aust stent costs five times higher than NZ
23 August 2019 -FactCheck Investigation: Do heart stents cost Australian private health funds five times more than they cost in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2017
Medical device industry signs historic agreement to reduce health funds premiums
12 October 2017 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has signed a four-year Agreement with the Federal Government which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2017
Private health insurance industry must pass on savings
13 October 2017 - Today the Medical Technology Association of Australia calls on the Private Health Insurance to deliver to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2017
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority data on medical devices - apples & oranges
12 September 2017 - The Australian carries a story (‘Premium hopes rest on knees, hip’) based on the Independent Hospital ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2017
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 ...