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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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2021
Americans’ medical debts are bigger than was known, totalling $140 billion
20 July 2021 - A new study finds that health care has become the country’s largest source of debt in collections. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2021
Biden administration seeks higher penalties for hospitals that don't publish prices
19 July 2021 - The Biden administration is proposing to increase the penalty for hospitals that don't comply with a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2021
No more sending Kiwis across the ditch as new national neuroendocrine cancer treatment service opens
14 July 2021 - The opening of a new multimillion dollar national service to treat neuroendocrine cancer means patients will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jun 2021
Overcharging doctors exposed under Medical Cost Finder revamp
28 June 2021 - A new government website will expose Australian doctors who are overcharging their patients and reveal the stingiest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2021
Greg Hunt says no to health insurers creep into US style managed care
19 June 2021 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has put Australian health funds on notice that the government does ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2021
Conservatives claim vindication despite losing bid to overturn Obamacare in the US Supreme Court
17 June 2021 - Conservatives in the United States just lost a crucial case before the Supreme Court – but they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
GP bulk billing services at record highs
6 June 2021 - More Australians than ever are getting the medical care they need at no cost to themselves, with ...