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Calls for Health Minister to release final report from PHARMAC review
11 May 2022 - Health Minister Andrew Little is facing calls to release the final report from a review of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Feb 2022
MSAC Secretariat publishes agenda for June 2022 ESC meeting
23 February 2022 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ESC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2022
Why so few value assessments on health services and procedures, and what should be done?
4 February 2022 - The field of cost effectiveness analysis has grown rapidly but in somewhat lopsided fashion. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2022
MSAC publishes updated agenda for upcoming meeting
28 January 2022 - 11 agenda items for consideration at the 31 March - 1 April 2022 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jan 2022
UK’s NICE to launch sweeping changes to drug assessments to be faster, more agile
19 January 2022 - The health technology assessment body has been under pressure from drugmakers and patient groups for years to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2022
Consultation paper on proposal to introduce a cost recovered pathway for Medical Services Advisory Committee applications
4 January 2022 - The Department of Health invites submissions in relation to a proposal to introduce a cost recovered ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2021
MSAC publishes agenda for upcoming meeting
24 November 2021 - 10 agenda items for consideration at the 31 March - 1 April 2022 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2021
Medicare to fund allied health case conferencing
1 November 2021 - New Medicare items will encourage eligible health providers to work together more closely to support the health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2021
New help for Australians on the IVF journey
24 October 2021 - From 1 November 2021, people will be able to claim a Medicare rebate for five new Medicare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2021
Taking the pressure off high blood pressure
23 October 2021 - The Australian Government is investing $40.5 million for a new Medicare Benefits Schedule item to improve the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2021
Medicare rebates for bowel inflammation testing
24 October 2021 - From 1 November 2021, patients with chronic bowel inflammation will be able to claim a Medicare rebate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2021
Pre-implantation genetic testing for IVF to be covered by Medicare
24 October 2021 - Parents who fear passing on their hereditary diseases to children will now get genetic tests covered by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2021
Surgery for women with birth injuries set to be subsidised again
7 October 2021 - Thousands of women who have been living with the pain of birth injuries have been given ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2021
Novian Health gains FDA breakthrough designation for Novilase breast therapy
28 September 2021 - Novian Health has been granted breakthrough device designation from the U.S. FDA for its Novilase Interstitial Laser ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2021
The doctors betraying their oath to do no harm
25 September 2021 - Medical procedures that don’t help the patient, overdiagnosis, the ‘medicalisation of normal’… two doctors lift the lid. ...