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Greg Hunt's medical deals come back to bite him
11 September 2019 - Health minister Greg Hunt’s efforts to rein in growth in private health insurance premiums looks like ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
Aust stent costs five times higher than NZ
23 August 2019 -FactCheck Investigation: Do heart stents cost Australian private health funds five times more than they cost in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
'Remove rugs from aged care' to reduce health insurance costs, report says
22 August 2019 - The medical devices industry is pushing back against further reforms to lower the cost of hip ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Aug 2019
Medibank joins Nexus Hospitals joint replacement surgery trial guaranteeing zero out-of-pocket costs
23 August 2019 - Doctors, Nexus Hospitals and Medibank start innovative joint replacement trial. ...
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 04 Aug 2019
Melbourne to pioneer free treatment to save sickest cancer kids
4 August 2019 - The nation’s youngest cancer patients, who had previously been forced to travel overseas for lifesaving treatment, will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Superannuation raids to pay for fat surgery
17 July 2019 - Australians are tapping their superannuation to pay for healthcare at an unprecedented rate, with more than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2019
1 July Medicare rebate increases
1 July 2019 - The Australian Government is providing $187 million to increase patient rebates for 176 General Practitioners service items ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
Plan for Australians living with pain
17 June 2019 - Australians living with chronic pain would have access to up to 20 Medicare-funded services each year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2019
Federal Government takes first major step in adopting new wave of personalised medicine for Australian patients
16 April 2019 - Medicines Australia welcomes the Government’s investment in new technology with Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) CAR-T (Chimeric Antigen Receptor ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2019
Future in cancer treatment arrives for Australian children and young adults battling leukaemia
15 April 2019 - Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health today announces availability of novel life-saving cancer treatment CAR-T ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2019
$32.6 million for breast cancer scans under Medicare
29 March 2019 - The Liberal National Government will invest $32.6 million so breast cancer patients have life-saving scans covered under ...
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 09 Aug 2018
Too-keen medicos cost patients millions
8 August 2018 - Medical procedures likely to have little clinical benefit are still being performed in Australian hospitals, wasting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2018
Secret pacemaker payments boosting private hospital coffers but costing the health system
3 July 2018 - When Nola Droop suffered a bout of breathlessness in 2016, she had no idea it meant ...