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A better path to universal health care
20 February 2019 - The United States should look to Germany, not Canada, for the best model. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2019
My Health Record opt-out doubles to 2.5 million people
20 February 2019 - The number of Australians who opted out of the My Health Record system doubled after the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2019
Governments health reforms mean health fund members lose benefits
20 February 2019 - More than 50,000 members of Australia’s largest health fund Bupa will lose cover for key joint ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2019
How much will Americans sacrifice for good health care?
16 February 2019 - A battle is looming over universal health care. Politicians and voters will have to decide whether the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2019
Push for Medicare buy-in picks up with '50 and over' bill
13 February 2019 - House and Senate Democrats unveiled a plan Wednesday that would allow anyone over age 50 to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2019
Rationing of health care in the United States; an inevitable consequence of increasing health care costs
13 February 2019 - The modern era of medicine began in the 1960s. Health care coverage expanded with the passage ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2019
White House report tries to shift Trump health care rhetoric
9 February 2019 - A new report from the White House tries to shift the Trump administration’s combative rhetoric on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2019
Government should spend money on cancer treatment, not gender reassignment
11 February 2019 - Should the government fund gender reassignment surgeries? ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2019
What will a no-deal Brexit mean for pharma and health care?
7 February 2019 - Britons are bracing themselves for the UK’s imminent departure from the European Union. A worst-case scenario ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2019
Comparing PHARMAC's outcomes with those of Australia
7 February 2019 - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ahern's claim that is unfair to compare PHARMAC's outcomes with those ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2019
Dying father speaks out about failing health system
31 January 2019 - Father-of-two Blair Vining was told he had to wait eight weeks for an "urgent appointment" with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
‘Restore health insurance rebate’
30 January 2019 - Australia’s health insurance sector is calling for the industry rebate to be restored to its original ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
Australian Medical Association warns hospital 'funding crisis' jeopardises patient safety
29 January 2019 - Some $130 billion in Federal Government funding allocated to Australia's public hospitals over four years won't ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2019
After falling under Obama, America’s uninsured rate looks to be rising
23 January 2019 - Medicaid enrollment is falling. Obamacare enrollment is falling. And a new survey shows that more people ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
Trump proposals could increase health costs for consumers
21 January 2019 - President Trump has repeatedly vowed to reduce drug prices and to lower out-of-pocket drug costs, but the ...