Preparing for health care’s new frontier: Committee releases major report on reforming the process for new medicines and health technology

25 November 2021 - A new parliamentary report ‘The New Frontier: Delivering better health for all Australians’ is recommending significant ...

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'Cannot be trusted ... causing harm': top medical journal takes on big pharma

4 December 2019 - A leading medical journal is launching a global campaign to separate medicine from big pharma, linking ...

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Australia a 'treasure island' for medical device giants: ex-hospital boss

30 November 2019 - The former chief executive of Australia's second largest private hospital operator has backed health insurers' claims ...

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The hidden cost keeping your health insurance premiums high

30 March 2017 - Private health insurance costs for everyone could drop dramatically if the Federal Government tackled murky practices relating ...

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Battle over hips and the hip pocket as prostheses costs fight heats up

12 March 2017 - Australia's medical technology bodies are gearing up for battle as the cost of replacement hips, knees ...

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Industry group versus California newcomer in medical technology price row

9 March 2017 - The industry lobby group representing medical device manufacturers has rejected claims by a US manufacturer that ...

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Prostheses list: insurers and health care majors square off

11 February 2017 - The fiery battle between private health insurers and medical device companies has kicked up a gear ...

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Bupa head tackles government for further reductions on costly prostheses

9 February 2017 - Bupa is calling on the Turnbull government to further reform medical device prices as the health ...

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Health insurers seek a halt to ‘$800m prosthetics wastage’

8 February 2017 - Health insurers have renewed calls for the federal government to address the high cost of prostheses, ...

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Senate inquiry on prostheses pricing urged to consider implications

31 January 2017 - AusBiotech has made a submission to the Senate’s Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the ‘Price ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Cutting medical device and prostheses costs should lower health premiums, says minister

19 October 2016 - Health minister Sussan Ley says insurers should pass on savings on items like pacemakers and artificial hips ...

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Step in the right direction on private health costs

19 October 2016 - The announcement of cuts to the costs of some medical devices is a welcome first step ...

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