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Medicare reports
17 October 2022 - Minister for Health and Aged Care, Mark Butler has issued the following statement regarding Medicare reporting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2022
Expert advice on lung cancer screening
13 October 2022 - The Australian Government has received advice regarding a national lung cancer screening program from the independent Medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2022
Disaster tipped after vital medicine cut off
8 October 2022 - The supply of a critical lifesaving nuclear medicine to Australia has been cut off, prompting urgent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2022
Half of GPs say staying open is financially unsustainable as Medicare rebate fails
28 September 2022 - Staying in general practice is financially unsustainable for almost half of the nation’s GPs due to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2022
Push to get 'nuclear warhead' prostate cancer drug funded
26 August 2022 - The cost of the treatment can be up to $12,000 per dose. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2022
Health insurance premiums are heading higher but by how much?
6 August 2022 - Australians are expected to pay significantly more for health insurance but talk of a double digit premium ...
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2022
Bulk billing ‘on verge of collapse’
5 August 2022 - Doctors have warned that the nation is facing the “collapse of bulk billing” in general practice, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2022
Economic evaluation of genomic/genetic tests: a review and future directions
1 August 2022 - It has been suggested that health economists need to improve their methods in order to meet the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Seven years ago I ditched my private hospital cover. This is why I’m now getting it back.
4 August 2022 - Seven years ago I called my private health company and told them I was done. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Bupa patients worried Ramsay Health Care hospital dispute will leave them out of pocket
3 August 2022 - A funding dispute between one of Australia's largest private hospital operators and a major insurer could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Bupa, Ramsay fight puts pressure on customers and Health Minister Mark Butler
3 August 2022 - Mark Butler finds himself in an uncomfortable position after Australia’s biggest private hospital operator Ramsay terminated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2022
MSAC publishes agenda for November 2022 meeting
27 July 2022 - 12 agenda items for consideration at the 24-25 November 2022 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2022
COVID antivirals available by telehealth phone consultation
16 July 2022 - Medicare will cover a long consultation by a GP for the purpose of prescribing COVID-19 antivirals, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2022
MSAC updates agenda for July 2022 meeting
7 July 2022 - One application has been added. ...