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Albanese Government delivering life changing devices for Australians with type 1 diabetes
3 July 2022 - The Albanese Government is delivering on our election commitment to give all 130,000 Australians with type 1 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2022
MSAC publishes agenda for October 2022 ESC meeting
22 June 2022 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ESC on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2022
$2,000,000,000 profit shows private health insurance reform needed to tackle cost of living crisis
26 May 2022 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has pointed to the record profits for insurance companies as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2022
MSAC publishes agenda for July 2022 meeting
30 March 2022 - 12 agenda items for consideration at the 28-29 July 2022 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Mar 2022
New Australian agency to accelerate genomic research and drive innovation in health care
21 March 2022 - Genomics advances will help develop revolutionary treatments for some of our biggest health challenges, including diagnosing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2022
Medical devices savings ‘missed’
17 March 2022 - Private health insurers say consumers will miss out on big savings on their premiums because the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2022
Agreement reached on funding reforms for medical devices
17 March 2022 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has signed a joint four-year agreement with the Commonwealth Government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2022
Reforms to deliver lower prices for medical devices and lower private health insurance premiums
17 March 2022 - The Australian Government’s plan to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable for all Australians is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Mar 2022
Medicare bulk billing rates surge across our health system
6 March 2022 - Essential medical care is more affordable than ever before with the number of Australians receiving essential medical ...
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 21 Feb 2022
Responses to Prostheses List reform
16 February 2022 - Consultation paper #3 A modernised fit for purpose listing process was released on 11 January and closes ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2022
MTAA welcomes patent box legislation
11 February 2022 - MTAA has welcomed the introduction of the Government’s Patent Box Bill into the House of Representatives ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2022
New CGM device for Australians with diabetes
14 February 2022 - Australians with diabetes will now have access to the next generation Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring, ...
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 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 ...