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Does anyone really ‘love’ private health insurance?
17 September 2019 - I am alive today not because of insurance companies but despite them. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2019
Public plans covered only 26% of the 491 new drugs approved by Health Canada from 2009 to 2018; national pharmacare is an empty promise for 23.2 million Canadians now covered by private plans
11 September 2019 - Two new studies confirm the abysmal state of access to innovative medicines in Canada’s publicly funded drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2019
Be grateful for your health insurance company
11 September 2019 - It has the thankless job of saying ‘no.’ But policing claims allows you to get better benefits. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Drug formulary managers' use of step therapy can lead to sub-optimal outcomes
9 September 2019 - Over the past two decades the use of step therapy or edits by health insurers has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
More Americans went without health insurance last year. It's the first increase in almost a decade.
10 September 2019 - The proportion of Americans without health insurance edged up in 2018 — the first increase in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2019
Cigna rolls out new plan to fully cover multi-million dollar gene therapies
5 September 2019 - Health insurer Cigna said on Thursday it had introduced a plan to fully cover costs for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2019
U.S. judge approves CVS purchase of insurer Aetna
5 September 2019 - A federal judge reviewing a Justice Department decision to allow U.S. pharmacy chain and benefits manager CVS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2019
Manitoba Liberals promise to opt into national Pharmacare program
4 September 2019 - Liberals say Pallister won't sign onto such a program but Tories say they've been trying to get ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
$320 a night to stay in a public hospital after two funds slash rebate
4 September 2019 - Australians insured with HCF face hundreds of dollars per night in out-of-pocket fees if they are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
ACCC sues Medibank for incorrectly rejecting health insurance claims
3 September 2019 - Consumer watchdog alleges 60 members upgraded their policies needlessly to access coverage they had already paid for. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
More than half pay top dollar for health insurance
4 September 2019 - More than half of all health fund members now have the most extensive — and expensive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
'Remove rugs from aged care' to reduce health insurance costs, report says
22 August 2019 - The medical devices industry is pushing back against further reforms to lower the cost of hip ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
Privately insured patients get VIP treatment in public hospitals
26 August 2019 - Public hospital admission is meant to be based on need. But it turns out private patients are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2019
Australia could be world leader with its digital medical data banks
26 August 2019 - Australia is behind global peers in adopting technology in healthcare but it has an opportunity to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2019
Private health insurance woes escalate as premiums, out-of-pocket costs rise
20 August 2019 - The Morrison government is facing an escalating affordability crisis in private health insurance, as premiums continue ...