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Assessing the health effects of a “no deal” Brexit
29 August 2019 - Boris Johnson says that the UK will leave the EU on the 31 October 2019, “do ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2019
China eases rules on cheap drug imports to fight chronic diseases
27 August 2019 - China said it would reduce the penalties for the sale and import of unapproved drugs, effectively ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2019
Congress should be promoting, not discouraging, the development of biosimilars
27 August 2019 - Drug prices continue to dominate the headlines, yet many of the policy ideas being considered in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2019
We need a more rational biosimilars policy
27 August 2019 - Throwing in the towel on a whole new category of medicines, just shy of a decade in, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
Government cancer plan: ‘strong leadership’, early access to medicines
20 August 2019 - PHARMAC’s model and budget is under intense scrutiny, as the Government prepares to announce its interim ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
NIB boss lambasts 'ideological' health insurance rules
19 August 2019 - NIB boss Mark Fitzgibbon has hit out at "ideological" rules from the "left of politics" that prevent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2019
Bring in pharmacare now, health experts ask federal leaders
15 August 2019 - Signatories include professors of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, economics, political science and law. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2019
A better way to fund medicines?
15 August 2019 - PHARMAC’s recent decision to fund two additional drugs from December this year has been widely welcomed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2019
Pharmacists call for Medicare rebates for medical consultations at the chemist
15 August 2019 - Pharmacists are pushing the Morrison government for changes to the Medicare system to allow Australians to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
If we get rid of private health insurance, what happens next?
7 August 2019 - “Hey, hey, ho, ho, private health insurance has to go!” This is the relentless chant being sung ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
PHARMAC’s flatlining funding by stealth
9 August 2019 - The Labour-led Government is attempting to hide its shameful underfunding of medicines by peddling the myth ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2019
Big data, big tech, and protecting patient privacy
9 August 2019 - The market for patient data has never been more active. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2019
Report offers blueprint to sustain Australia's health care system
8 August 2019 - Recommendations from a new report on the future of healthcare in Australia will be road tested ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2019
PHARMAC cancer model must be reworked, specialists warn
8 August 2019 - Two cancer drugs funded by PHARMAC are a welcomed surprise but the model needs to be faster ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2019
White House weighs September rollout of health plan
3 August 2019 - Some Trump advisers believe the president should unveil a specific proposal to contrast with Democrats’ ideas. ...