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Health insurers’ billion dollar remedy
13 October 2017 - Australia’s health insurers have backed the most comprehensive reforms to hit the industry in almost 20 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2017
Health fund premiums to be reined in under sweeping Turnbull government changes
12 October 2017 - Private health insurers will be able to charge higher excesses and offer discounts to under-30s under ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2017
Obesity related diseases expected to cost Australia $21 billion
11 October 2017 - Without action on obesity, the economic burden of treating obesity related diseases is estimated to rise from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2017
Private patients foot the bill for health insurance rebate cuts
9 October 2017 - Labor’s changes to the health insurance rebate meant federal government spending on the subsidy dropped for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2017
PBS listing opens up a new medication era for leukaemia patients
9 October 2017 - The Leukaemia Foundation welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement today that the cancer medicine, Imbruvica (ibrutinib) will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2017
Supercharged Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine provides extra protection for teens
7 October 2017 - A supercharged vaccine that protects against several deadly cancers will be provided for free to all ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2017
Turnbull government subsidy gives hope to cancer sufferers
9 October 2017 - A breakthrough leukaemia and lymphoma drug that normally costs $187,000 per treatment will become easily affordable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Oct 2017
States urging hospitals to bill health insurers is pushing up premiums, analysis shows
6 October 2017 - Public hospitals can access 44% more funding for patients if they bill their insurer, according to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Oct 2017
Australia's health care spending rises above 10% of GDP for first time
5 October 2017 - Figures show spending slowing, but not to the same extent as GDP growth, as health economist says ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2017
The health system is still awaiting modernisation
4 October 2017 - Five decades on from an important speech about fixing Australia’s healthcare system, better policy is still ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2017
Agenda for the December 2017 PBAC meeting
4 October 2017 - The agenda for the December 2017 PBAC meeting, to be held on 15 December 2017, is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Sep 2017
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 October 2017 update
1 October 2017 - The October 2017 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2017
Prescription medicine for cancer, cholesterol and contraception is about to get cheaper
30 September 2017 - The price of more than 1400 medicines including the nation’s biggest selling drug the anti-cholesterol pill ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2017
Final budget outcomes reveal industry efforts to take pressure off PBS
26 September 2017 - The Final Budget Outcome papers released today reveal the enormous efforts of the members of Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2017
TGA and PBAC parallel process now available for vaccines
26 September 2017 - Vaccines that meet certain requirements are now eligible to be submitted under the TGA and PBAC ...