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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Record investment in the future of Australia's health system
29 March 2022 - The Australian Government is investing in a stronger health system as part of our plan for a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Feb 2022
COVID-19 pandemic sends clear message that Australia must value the long-term health of all Australians
21 February 2022 - Medicines Australia is warning that Australia must act now to ensure that our health system is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2022
Stabilising health care’s share of the GDP
19 February 2022 - Since the 1980s, policy makers and private health insurers have implemented various interventions aimed at “bending the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2022
Universal health care bill fails to pass in California
1 February 2022 - A bill that would have created the nation's only universal health care system has failed to pass ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2021
What happened to the promise of universal pharmacare?
25 November 2021 - Canada is the only developed country in the world with a universal health care system that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2021
COVID windfall continues for corporate insurers
24 November 2021 - Corporate insurers collected a staggering $1.8 billion in profits over the past year by collecting more in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2021
The last drugstore: rural America is losing its pharmacies
10 November 2021 - Over 40 million rural Americans live in pharmacy deserts because of market consolidation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2021
Universal health care is a fundamental right — being delusional is not
10 November 2021 - Singapore’s Health Ministry has announced that its citizens who choose not to be vaccinated will be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2021
The evolution of the Italian National Health Service
22 October 2021 - 40 years ago, Italy saw the birth of a national, universal health care system (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Oct 2021
The challenges of inadequate financial support for Australians with cancer
21 October 2021 - The publicly funded Medicare system in Australia has been recognised as a leading universal health care model. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2021
Singapore's health care system: key features, challenges, and shifts
2 September 2021 - Since Singapore became an independent nation in 1965, the development of its health care system has been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2021
U.S. health care system ranks last among 11 high income countries, researchers say
5 August 2021 - The United States has the worst health care system overall among 11 high income countries, even ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2021
Treasury wanted Labour to break all health election promises bar one
5 August 2021 - Treasury told the Government to kick its election promises like funding for PHARMAC, cochlear implants, and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2021
Hospital costs, not drug prices, are the real US health care scandal
27 July 2021 - Medical monopolies have allowed inflation to get out of hand, but American politicians are not paying attention. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2021
$3.3 million to support Australians living with a rare disease
27 July 2021 - The Australian Government is providing $3.3 million to support the approximate two million Australians living with a ...