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Twenty states sue federal government, seeking end to Obamacare
27 February 2018 - A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2018
Middlemen play gatekeeper in battle to curb soaring drug costs
23 February 2018 - Upcoming drugs for migraine, NASH are a ‘watch out:’ insurer. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2018
Trump tries to kill Obamacare by a thousand cuts
22 February 2018 - Having failed in its effort to have Congress repeal the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2018
What HCF and HBF's plan to merge means for health insurance customers
19 February 2018 - Health fund HCF says it hopes to be merged with not-for-profit bedfellow HBF as soon as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2018
Canadians are being fooled into thinking we'll like pharmacare. We really, really won't.
15 February 2018 - The idea that a government-run drug insurance monopoly will cost less and deliver the same benefits as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Feb 2018
More Australians dispose of health insurance because of rising premiums
14 February 2018 - More than 12,000 Australians ditched their hospital cover in the three months to last December, new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2018
Mediscare merchants bid up private health insurance premiums
7 February 2018 - As the political author of the original "Mediscare" that has given the Australian Medical Association (the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2018
Thank Mediscare for high private health insurance premiums
6 February 2018 - In last year's Budget, the government declared open season on the banks. Why? Because they made ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2018
More Government tax incentives for health insurance?
30 January 2018 - While in the real world consumers struggle to meet private health care costs, health funds are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2018
Health policy reform not helped by Bill Shorten
31 January 2018 - It is noteworthy that shares in Medibank Private hit a record high the day after Opposition ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2018
A better way to disrupt health care
31 January 2018 - The new alliance of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase shows promise. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2018
Lowest private health insurance premium change in 17 years
25 January 2018 - The Australian Government’s reforms to take the pressure off private health insurance has today delivered the lowest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2018
Health premium 4 per cent price hike to cost families
25 January 2018 - Private health insurance premiums are set to rise from April, with families being among those most affected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2018
Out of pocket pain – share your experience
18 January 2018 - The thousands of Australians who have faced high out of pocket medical bills now have a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jan 2018
3.2 million more people were uninsured at the end of 2017 than at the end of 2016
16 January 2018 - More than 3 million more people lacked health insurance at the end of 2017 relative to ...