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Private health premiums tipped to soar as more young people drop cover
19 November 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt's effort to slow the increase in the cost of health insurance has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2019
AMA sharpens policy to promote reasonable drug prices
18 November 2019 - Arbitration in determining prescription drug prices is a viable mechanism to address the burden of high ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2019
Elizabeth Warren says ‘Medicare for All’ rollout process will take 3 years
16 November 2019 — Elizabeth Warren announced Friday that she would expand public health insurance during her first 100 days ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2019
Private health too costly, sector too complex
14 November 2019 - Australia's private health care system is too difficult for patients to navigate, leading to price gouging, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2019
Doctors, hospitals take up arms against Democrats' health care changes
11 November 2019 - The debate over various "Medicare for All" plans has gripped the presidential primary contest. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2019
Medibank CEO’s plan to fix health insurance
8 November 2019 - It took just one day for Medibank CEO Craig Drummond to come to grips with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2019
How would Elizabeth Warren pay for her health policy?
7 November 2019 - Let us count the ways. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2019
If Warren scraps private health care, beware the unintended consequences
6 November 2019 - At the heart of presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s ambitious Medicare for All plan is this ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2019
Warren health plan tightens Democrats’ embrace of tax increases
2 November 2019 - A ‘Medicare for all’ proposal would push the boundaries of taxing corporations and the rich to fund ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2019
The health system in my native Australia has a lot to learn from the U.S.
1 November 2019 - As an Australian living in California and doing research on health policy, I’ve taken an interest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2019
Private health insurance still confuses Australian customers despite reforms, Choice finds
30 October 2019 - Australians are still confused about their private health insurance options and are being scammed despite a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2019
Free sunscreen and skin checks? Health insurer seeks to reward 'good behaviour'
29 October 2019 - Private health insurer NIB wants to increase incentives for "good behaviour" like exercising or being a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2019
‘Let private health funds cover all GP bills’
29 October 2019 - Private health insurers are pushing for reform of the healthcare system to allow them to pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2019
It’s time for Canada to embrace universal pharmacare and protect drug coverage from corporate erosion
28 October 2019 - President Trump recently unveiled an executive order — originally titled “Protecting Medicare from Socialist Destruction” — ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
Canadian election clears path for universal drug plan
23 October 2019 - Canada’s Liberal government is more likely to pass a universal prescription drug plan after losing its majority ...