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Free care at public hospitals is coming to an end as state and territory governments charge
19 May 2017 - Medicare is being privatised by stealth as state governments end free care at public hospitals and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2017
Double whammy leaves private and public patients short
17 May 2017 - Australia’s health system is turning into an increasingly inequitable mix of high health fund profits while ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 May 2017
Federal health minister vows to bring down 'unacceptably high' drug costs
16 May 2017 - Health Minister Jane Philpott pledged action Tuesday to bring down "unacceptably high drug costs" as she ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2017
Coalition calls on CADTH to balance scales and fix system
10 May 2017 - Canada's advocacy coalition for people living with depression says CADTH has an opportunity, right now, to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2017
'People are getting angry': Health funds accused of 'obscene' profits
17 May 2017 - Skyrocketing profits for insurers have been branded "obscene" by sections of the health industry, coming just ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2017
Poor funding for research, treatment means lower survival rates for rare cancers
17 May 2017 - Tracey Trumper had already survived breast cancer when she was hit last year with a devastating ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Canada must (and can) take control of drug prices
16 May 2017 - Canada has the third-highest prescription-drug prices in the world, behind only the United States and Germany. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Health Minister launches high drug price consultations
16 May 2017 - Canadian drug spending has ballooned by 184% since 2000 as a share of gross domestic product. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
New guidance for patient group partners taking part in SMC Committee meetings
15 May 2017 - From June 2017, the SMC will be introducing new processes to improve how they involve patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Pembrolizumab in non-small-cell lung cancer: a hint of considerable added benefit
15 May 2017 - Patients in the relevant subpopulation of the analysed study survived longer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Hospital waiting list queue jumpers outrage
16 May 2017 - Rich people are using their private health insurance to jump the waiting lists for surgery at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2017
TC publishes opinion on Pfizer's Ibrance
11 May 2017 - The Commission considers that the medical service rendered by palbociclib when used in combination with letrozole ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2017
HTA programme response to the challenges of dealing with orphan medicinal products: process evaluation in selected European countries
15 May 2017 - Challenges commonly encountered in HTA of orphan medicinal products (OMPs) were identified in Advance-HTA. Since then, new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2017
European Commission opens formal investigation into Aspen Pharma's pricing practices for cancer medicines
15 May 2017 - The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into concerns that Aspen Pharma has engaged in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2017
Proposal to list bendamustine hydrochloride
15 May 2017 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposal to list bendamustine hydrochloride (Ribomustin) through a provisional agreement ...