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Boris Johnson pledges £500 million for cutting-edge medicine as PM plans to expand Cancer Drugs Fund to fight dementia and motor neurone disease
23 November 2019 - Prime Minister promises to give patients faster access to innovative medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2019
'Hospital-in-the-home revolution': Hunt's plan to shake up private health insurance
26 November 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has outlined his plan for a major shake-up of rules governing private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2019
Lifecycle regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning–based software devices in medicine
22 November 2019 - Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based technologies aim to improve patient care by uncovering new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2019
Tackling America’s giant hospital bill
23 November 2019 - Transparency is not enough. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2019
Medical devices pushing private health expenses
19 November 2019 - Reforms to the cost of medical devices have failed to deliver a promised $250m in savings ...
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 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 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 14 Nov 2019
Health funds pressure Canberra over $700 million medical devices 'failure'
14 November 2019 - Australia's health insurers are putting pressure on the federal government to overhaul how much they pay ...
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 13 Nov 2019
13% of Americans say they know someone who died after they couldn't afford health care, survey says
12 November 2019 - More than 13% of Americans -- about 34 million people -- say a friend or family ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Nov 2019
Hospital sticker prices can rise faster than inflation
12 November 2019 - U.S. hospitals’ sticker prices for two common sources of surprise medical bills have climbed far faster ...
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
NZ man Levi Holley selling his belongings to pay for brain cancer treatment
9 November 2019 - It started as a little nagging pain. It turned out to be an incurable brain tumour. ...
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 ...