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Earlier access to cheaper medicines for 1.6 million Australians
1 January 2020 - The Australian Government is significantly lowering the threshold for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Safety Net from 1 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2020
New laws that affect Australians from January 1, 2020
1 January 2020 - Today there are a raft of changes coming to welfare, health, education and many other living expenses. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2019
Report on the collection of under co-payment data 2018-19
17 December 2019 - The report on the collection of under co-payment data 2018-19 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2019
2019-20 cost recovery implementation statement for PBS/NIP updated for 2018-19 financial outcome
12 December 2019 - The 2019–20 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for the listing of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2019
Innovative Medicines Canada bans members from paying doctors fees for IV infusions
11 December 2019 - Pharmaceutical companies will no longer be allowed to pay fees to Canadian doctors for overseeing intravenous ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2019
Health funds call for urgent reform after government caps price hikes
9 December 2019 - Health funds strong-armed by the government into rising their membership fees by the lowest annual rate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2019
Government announces lowest health insurance premium increase in 19 years
7 December 2019 - The federal government has announced the lowest increase in private health insurance premiums in two decades, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2019
How to navigate specialist fees in the private health system
26 November 2019 - Have you ever taken up private health insurance, only to end up hundreds or thousands of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2019
Health insurers hit back after minister rejects premium rise
24 November 2019 - Health insurers are appealing to federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to fast-track reforms aimed at helping ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2019
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 18 Nov 2019
To lower costs, Trump to force hospitals to reveal price of care
15 November 2019 - The Trump administration on Friday announced it would begin forcing hospitals to publicly disclose the discounted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2019
With medical bills skyrocketing, more hospitals are suing for payment
8 November 2019 - When a judge hears civil cases at the courthouse in this southwest Virginia town two days ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2019
Medibank CEO warns private health sustainability in jeopardy
6 November 2019 - Medibank Private chief executive Craig Drummond has warned the entire affordability and sustainability of private healthcare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
A cash grab': States declare war with health funds over patients in public hospitals
4 November 2019 - State health ministers are demanding a hefty increase to the fee charged to health funds when ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2019
Health insurance: how much will you pay to boost specialists' incomes?
30 October 2019 - I think I could probably get to the end of the year just writing once a ...