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Patients avoid paying hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket fees after Ramsay and Bupa end stalemate
12 August 2022 - The eleventh hour peace deal will avoid Bupa customers paying potentially hundreds of dollars in out of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2022
Health Ministers and Health Chief Executives met today in Canberra to discuss priorities for the Australian health system
1 July 2022 - Health Ministers and Health Chief Executives met today in Canberra to discuss priorities for the Australian health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2022
More senior Australians to get cheaper health care and medication under $70m Coalition election pitch
2 May 2022 - More self-funded retirees would be able to access cheaper health care and medication under a multi-million-dollar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Budget 2022-23 – no ‘big bang’ announcements in health
29 March 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes tonight’s Budget announcements for new PBS listings and on-going COVID-19 measures. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Record investment in the future of Australia's health system
29 March 2022 - The Australian Government is investing in a stronger health system as part of our plan for a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Feb 2022
COVID-19 pandemic sends clear message that Australia must value the long-term health of all Australians
21 February 2022 - Medicines Australia is warning that Australia must act now to ensure that our health system is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2021
What happened to the promise of universal pharmacare?
25 November 2021 - Canada is the only developed country in the world with a universal health care system that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2021
Universal health care is a fundamental right — being delusional is not
10 November 2021 - Singapore’s Health Ministry has announced that its citizens who choose not to be vaccinated will be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2021
The challenges of inadequate financial support for Australians with cancer
21 October 2021 - The publicly funded Medicare system in Australia has been recognised as a leading universal health care model. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2021
Treasury wanted Labour to break all health election promises bar one
5 August 2021 - Treasury told the Government to kick its election promises like funding for PHARMAC, cochlear implants, and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2021
$3.3 million to support Australians living with a rare disease
27 July 2021 - The Australian Government is providing $3.3 million to support the approximate two million Australians living with a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2021
No more sending Kiwis across the ditch as new national neuroendocrine cancer treatment service opens
14 July 2021 - The opening of a new multimillion dollar national service to treat neuroendocrine cancer means patients will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2021
Overcharging doctors exposed under Medical Cost Finder revamp
28 June 2021 - A new government website will expose Australian doctors who are overcharging their patients and reveal the stingiest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2021
Greg Hunt says no to health insurers creep into US style managed care
19 June 2021 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has put Australian health funds on notice that the government does ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2021
US style managed healthcare given green light by Australian consumer watchdog
28 May 2021 - US style managed healthcare has been given the green light by the consumer watchdog, and Australia’s peak ...