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Why aren't final base-case ICERs published in the PBAC Public Summary Documents?
5 September 2018 - The case for not doing so is now very weak. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2018
You may start seeing drug prices in ads, but will you understand the point?
28 August 2018 - Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed an amendment to the spending bill that would require ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2018
FDA mandated listing of drug prices in ads would flunk legal and constitutional tests
27 August 2018 - We've read with amusement the recent, overblown claims of some constitutional-law commentators and even U.S. Supreme Court ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2018
Drug prices in ads: Senate passes amendment
24 August 2018 - The Senate spending bill passed Thursday and with it an amendment from Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Aug 2018
Trump's plan on drug pricing transparency takes step forward
24 August 2018 - HHS sent proposal to Trump staff before making it public. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2018
EMA scales back transparency initiatives because of workload
14 August 2018 - The European Medicines Agency has scaled back its landmark clinical trial data policies, the drug regulator ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Aug 2018
'There will be a breach': Labor vows to fix My Health Record
14 August 2018 - The federal opposition has pledged to fight for wider changes to the government's electronic health records ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2018
The need for transparency of clinical evidence for medical devices in Europe
11 August 2018 - To use medical devices rationally, health-care professionals must base their choices of which devices to recommend for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2018
My Health Record opt-out period extended
10 August 2018 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has formally extended the opt-out period for My Health Record, as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2018
Unions urge members to opt out of MyHealth Record
10 August 2018 - Uncertainty over the potential for employers to gain access to the private health data of workers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2018
My Health Record can store genomic data but critics say it's not ready
6 August 2018 - The federal government's My Health Record system is capable of storing genomic information, such as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2018
My Health Record changes positive step for consumers
1 August 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the Government’s announcement that it will amend the My Health Record ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2018
Special or standard pricing arrangements apply?
1 August 2018 - More new medicines have been listed on the PBS today with a special pricing arrangement. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2018
Health Minister backs down on My Health Record
31 July 2018 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has bowed to pressure and agreed to tear up the controversial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2018
Australians are 'rightly' concerned about trusting My Health Record, says Privacy Commissioner
31 July 2018 - Australians are “rightly” concerned about the Turnbull government’s controversial My Health Record scheme and the security and ...