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Ruling striking down Obamacare moves health debate to centre stage
15 December 2018 - The decision by a federal judge in Texas to strike down all of the Affordable Care ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Dec 2018
Texas judge strikes down Obama’s Affordable Care Act as unconstitutional
14 December 2018 - A federal judge in Texas struck down the entire Affordable Care Act on Friday on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2018
Morrison government unveils $1.25 billion health funding fix
12 December 2018 - Prime Minister Scott Morrison will unveil a $1.25 billion offer to fund cancer treatment, drug and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2018
Labor kickstarts inquiry into private health insurance
11 December 2018 - Labor will fast-track its promised inquiry into private health insurance, calling for submissions before the federal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2018
Tech giants waiting in wings to give health care a shake-up
10 December 2018 - Tech giants see health care as a new area for growth. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2018
Health insurance cap may advantage youth
10 December 2018 - Bill Shorten has accused the industry of “treating Australians like mugs, gouging people on the basis of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2018
CMS Office of the Actuary releases 2017 national health expenditures
6 December 2018 - Overall national health spending grew at a rate of 3.9% in 2017, almost 1.0 percentage point ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2018
Long waits push surgeries onto private health insurance list
6 December 2018 - The long wait for hip and knee replacements and cataract surgery in the public hospital system ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2018
The Health 202: Trump's latest move to lower drug spending pits patients versus insurers
29 November 2018 - Patient advocates and health insurers are pitted against each other in the Trump administration’s latest move ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Nov 2018
Trump Medicare plan promises lower prescription prices for seniors, but also risks losing coverage of some critical cancer, HIV, depression drugs
28 November 2018 - The proposal allows insurers to stop covering certain "protected" classes of drugs used to treat common ailments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Nov 2018
Amazon muscles into health care with patient record software
28 November 2018 - Amazon.com is starting to sell software that mines patient medical records for information doctors and hospitals ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2018
How to make US health care more equitable and less costly
27 November 2018 - Begin by replacing employment-based insurance. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2018
We're paying $834 million more for health insurance but getting less
26 November 2018 - Australians paid $834 million more for health insurance in 2017-18 compared to the year before, despite ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Nov 2018
Customers ditch, downgrade private health insurance as premium increases bite: ACCC
26 November 2018 - The proportion of Australians with private health insurance fell last financial year, as premium increases continued ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2018
Trump Administration invites health care industry to help rewrite ban on kickbacks
24 November 2018 - The administration wants to open pathways for hospitals and doctors to work together to improve care and ...