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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2022
The US Medicaid program: coverage, financing, reforms, and implications for health equity
20 September 2022 - In 2022, Medicaid insured approximately 80.6 million individuals (56.4% from racial and ethnic minority groups in 2019). ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2022
Health movement in South Korea fights for universal access to medicines
10 September 2022 - Civil society in South Korea renewed its commitment to ensure universal access to medicines and public pharmaceutical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2022
Your money or your life? Cancer’s crushing cost
10 September 2022 - The first thing many cancer patients see when they arrive at the oncology ward is the EFTPOS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2022
Amazon eyes Japan's online prescription drug market
5 September 2022 - E-commerce giant considers creating platform with local pharmacies. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2022
New PM will ‘inherit an NHS in its most challenging state for decades’
5 September 2022 - Warning comes from NHS leaders as new Prime Minister prepares to move into Number 10. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2022
Every life is worth the same, but maybe not at PHARMAC
4 September 2022 - One of the dubious consequences of our obsession with race is the collection of data on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2022
Amazon versus Apple: only one will rewrite the rules of health care
29 August 2022 - Big tech has had a surprisingly small impact on U.S. healthcare, so far. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Aug 2022
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 16 Aug 2022
Kidney patients cite insurance and payment issues as critical barriers to FDA approved care innovations
15 August 2022 - Patients and taxpayers forced to absorb preventable costs. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2022
GPs demand action to fix ‘disintegrating’ Medicare
17 August 2022 - Doctors have issued the federal government with an urgent demand for more Medicare funding, warning general ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2022
Artificial intelligence was supposed to transform health care. It hasn’t.
15 August 2022 - Machine learning could improve medicine by analysing data to improve diagnoses and target cures, but technological, bureaucratic, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2022
One stop shop in Medicare shake-up
16 August 2022 - Doctors may be able to spend more time with patients, treat patients after-hours, and employ nurses, ...
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 13 Aug 2022
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 05 Aug 2022
Health Minister Mark Butler ‘terrified’ of low GP numbers as bulk billing declines
6 August 2022 - Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has acknowledged there will be “terrible consequences” if general practice continues ...