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Restart of National Medicines Policy Review is welcome, but assurances needed over further consultation and feedback processes
18 August 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes the restart of the National Medicines Policy Review, which was put on hold ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2022
Restart of the National Medicines Policy review – further consultation on a revised draft
17 August 2022 - The Department of Health and Aged Care is inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on a revised ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Aug 2022
Revealed: sick state of bulk-billing
15 August 2022 - Doctors expect the national bulk-billing rate may plunge to as little as 30% within two years ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2022
CADTH Advisory Panel report recommends framework for potential pan-Canadian formulary
11 July 2022 - In July 2021, the Government of Canada approached CADTH to develop a recommended framework for creating and ...
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 09 Jun 2022
PHARMAC joins ACT’s call for a medicines strategy
8 June 2022 - “It appears that everyone wants a dedicated Medicines Strategy apart from Andrew Little, who is too ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2022
Medicines Australia ready to work with new Government on medicines reform and life sciences
23 May 2022 - Medicines Australia congratulates Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party on their election win and forming Government. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Medicines Australia puts spotlight on reform priority for the next Government
20 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has set the scene for major health reform by the next Government by alerting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Major parties committed to major medicines policy reform and reviews – whoever wins on Saturday
19 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has been assured in official communications from the respective Campaign Headquarters that both the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2022
Next Health Minister must restart the National Medicines Policy Review
10 May 2022 - Medicines Australia has released a video outlining the importance of restarting the National Medicines Policy Review ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2022
Labor drug policy ‘always part of the plan’
3 May 2022 - Anthony Albanese says Labor had decided on the $12.50 cut to medicines on the PBS before ...
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 24 Mar 2022
Priorities for NICE in health and social care
23 March 2022 - Over the past two years there has been an unprecedented increase in medical research, the NHS has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Mar 2022
Government opts for additional consultation on National Medicines Policy review
24 March 2022 - The Government has heeded the calls from Medicines Australia, patient groups, health bodies, and industry by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2022
Critics say Australia's private health insurance system is broken. Here's what they say we can do to fix it
20 March 2022 - It's a question many Australians are asking when confronted with their private health insurance payments these ...