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Leaked documents reveal secret plan for radical hospital overhaul
29 May 2017 - The private health insurance rebate would be abolished, consumers would be charged more for extras cover and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jan 2017
2016 in review
4 January 2017 - The PBAC considered 192 submissions in 2016; 193 were considered by the Committee in 2015. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2017
Coalition to simplify private health policies
2 January 2016 - The Turnbull government will consider a plan to streamline thousands of private health insurance policies into ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2016
A message from the Panel - Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation
19 December 2016 - In their final communication for the year, the Independent Review Panel conducting the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Dec 2016
Review must avoid change for the sake of change
14 December 2016 - Call me a small “c” conservative if you like, but when it comes to community pharmacy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2016
First stage of prostheses benefit reform commences
6 December 2016 - The Department of Health has commenced work to reform prostheses benefits, with a research and design ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2016
Online booking tool could be the key to sweeping public health reforms
5 December 2016 - Patients wanting knee replacements or skin cancers removed could use an online booking tool to pick ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2016
Review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation - pharmacy financial survey
2 December 2016 - In his December Message from the Chair, Prof Stephen King extends an invitation to all Australian ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2016
Medibank’s Drummond: prostheses savings ‘just the start’
10 November 2016 - Medibank chief Craig Drummond has warned market conditions will continue to be challenged as he flags ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2016
Graeme Samuel urges cuts to price-fixing prostheses list
8 November 2016 - A top consultant to the federal government on health reform, former competition boss Graeme Samuel, has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2016
Review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation
31 October 2016 - In his most recent Message from the Chair, Prof Stephen King has thanked all those who ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2016
Timely and full 6CPA delivery the highest priority for Pharmacy Guild
19 October 2016 - The highest priority for the Pharmacy Guild is to ensure that the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2016
Health cost cuts to ease pain on premiums
19 October 2016 - Health funds will be under pressure to rein in insurance premiums after Health Minister Sussan Ley ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2016
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman report shows record complaints, driven by Medibank
17 October 2016 - For thousands of Australians, health insurance is causing anger, distress and frustration instead of providing the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2016
Reform critical in healthcare but lacking clear direction
11 October 2016 - While the overwhelming consensus among health professionals and politicians is Australia's health system in its current ...