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Health insurers walk delicate line against Democrats’ health proposals
31 July 2019 - As Democratic presidential candidates take aim at the health-insurance industry, companies are striking a delicate balance, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2019
Toppling the ethical balance — health care refusal and the Trump administration
31 July 2019 - For nearly 50 years, U.S. federal law has permitted medical professionals and religious institutions to refuse, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2019
Private health insurance at a 'tipping point', with Australians dropping cover in droves
1 August 2019 - Health industry experts are warning Australia's private health insurance industry could be in terminal decline as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Trump administration is drafting plan to allow US consumers to import drugs from Canada
30 July 2019 - Trump is working on a proposal that would allow the U.S. to import drugs from Canada, HHS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Eli Lilly CEO to 2020 candidates: capping drug prices would not lead to lower health care costs
30 July 2019 - Democratic proposals aimed at lowering health-care costs target Big Pharma directly. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Could Quebec’s public drug plan work for national pharmacare?
30 July 2019 - Quebec’s universal pharmacare program offers better drug coverage and quicker approval for new drugs coming to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2019
Medicare for all instead of private health insurance? Question vexes 2020 Democrats
28 July 2019 - Some presidential candidates drew fire after vowing to abolish private insurance, and the issue will likely surface ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2019
Federal health minister announces new treatment options for children
25 July 2019 - Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor made the announcement at Health Sciences North in Sudbury on Thursday. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2019
Medicare generations pass up health insurance
26 July 2019 - Australians who grew up with Medicare continue to shun health insurance, with new figures showing health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2019
'Being sold a dud': health insurance 'death spiral' getting worse, data shows
25 July 2019 - The number of Australians abandoning private hospital cover has surged, with the latest official data igniting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2019
Private health insurance leaves plenty of people unhappy, so how can it be fixed?
25 July 2019 - With young and healthy people baulking at the cost of private health insurance, there are fears ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2019
Time for big picture health focus: doctors
24 July 2019 - Australia's health system is riddled with problems and the Morrison government must develop a big picture ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2019
'Shoot Bambi': NIB boss pushes to abolish Medicare
23 July 2019 - Australia should abolish Medicare and force people to take out private health insurance instead, according to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2019
The commercial differential for hospital prices: responses from states and employers
22 July 2019 - The prices paid for hospital services have long had a strange dichotomy. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2019
Informed Financial Consent guide – launched
23 July 2019 - The Australian Government and the AMA have launched a new guide that will better aid Australians making ...