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Private health fund changes to push patients back to public hospitals
4 October 2018 - Under radical health fund changes, more than 100,000 people needing surgery on bones, joints, ligaments, tendons ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2018
Pharma lobby mounts last-ditch effort to fix prescription 'doughnut hole'
20 September 2018 - The pharmaceutical lobby is mounting a last-ditch effort to add a measure to an opioid abuse ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Sep 2018
My Health Record: big pharma can apply to access data
18 September 2018 - ‘Each application would be assessed on its own merits,’ senators told. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2018
Merger of Cigna and Express Scripts gets approval from Justice Department
17 September 2018 - Federal officials on Monday gave the go-ahead to the proposed merger between Cigna, one of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2018
Health groups sue to block Trump expansion of non-ObamaCare plans
14 September 2018 - Seven health care groups on Friday sued to block the Trump administration’s expansion of non-ObamaCare health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2018
For first time since 2010, America’s progress on health insurance stalls
12 September 2018 - America's uninsured rate held essentially steady from 2016 to 2017, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2018
Health fund reforms: Parliament passes drastic changes, here is what they mean
11 September 2018 - Health funds will be able to close down your health fund policy and shift you to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2018
If you don’t believe single payer can work, see how they do it in Taiwan
8 September 2018 - But that doesn’t mean the United States would get the same results. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2018
Is US medical care inefficient?
7 September 2018 - Is US medical care inefficient? Many health policy experts maintain it is, whereas others prefer a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2018
Health insurance funds to help government sell premium hikes
6 September 2018 - Health funds will provide an unprecedented level of detail with their applications to raise premiums next ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2018
Half of all health fund members to lose cover for hip and knee replacements
6 September 2018 - Half of all health fund members will have to pay higher premiums and switch to top ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2018
Brad Hazzard’s call to stop free health care for tourists and visitors
6 September 2018 - All visitors to Australia will be required to have health insurance under a NSW government proposal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2018
Australian millennials are sick of paying for baby boomers' health care
5 September 2018 - Young people are quitting private health insurance in droves. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2018
You’ll never guess which company is reinventing health benefits
31 August 2018 - Frustrated with insurers, some large companies — including a certain cable behemoth — are shedding long-held practices ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2018
CMS provides new flexibility to increase prescription drug choices and strengthen negotiation for Medicare enrollees
29 August 2018 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a memo today to Medicare Part D plans, ...