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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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2021
US style managed healthcare given green light by Australian consumer watchdog
28 May 2021 - US style managed healthcare has been given the green light by the consumer watchdog, and Australia’s peak ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 May 2021
The national health data registers are the way forward
17 May 2021 - The key to developing follow-up of medicines and medical technology products is the national health data registers, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2021
Hospital costs, not drug prices, are out of control
26 April 2021 - Now that we have a steady supply of COVID-19 vaccines that will allow for all Americans to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2021
Major health sector shake-up: Government scraps all district health boards in favour of one national authority
21 April 2021 - All of New Zealand's 20 District Health Boards will be replaced by one, single national health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Apr 2021
PhRMA's three part approach to build a better health care system
13 April 2021 - Our plan is based on three key pillars: ending the pandemic and building a more resilient system, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Mar 2021
Senate narrowly confirms Becerra as health secretary
18 March 2021 - Republican Sen. Susan Collins joined all of the Democrats present in the 50-49 vote. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2021
Amazon to expand health care service across US
18 March 2021 - Amazon on Wednesday unveiled plans to launch a health care service to employers across the United ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2020
Three reasons the drug industry should be worried about Biden’s HHS pick, Xavier Becerra
8 December 2020 - For a pharmaceutical industry that has spent two years sparring with health secretary Alex Azar, a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2020
2021 Federal Health Insurance Exchange open enrolment period starts on 1 November on HealthCare.gov
30 October 2020 - CMS is announcing that the open enrolment period for the Federal Health Insurance Exchange will officially ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2020
Price transparency press call remarks by Administrator Seema Verma
29 October 2020 - Today’s price transparency announcement marks the culmination of four years of groundbreaking reforms. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2020
A prescription for America’s drug pricing problem?
21 October 2020 - Sky-high prescription drug costs remains one of the most hotly contested issues in healthcare today. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2020
UCP approves policy to create private health care system in Alberta
18 October 2020 - Alberta’s United Conservative Party has voted to approve a policy that supports creating a “privately funded ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Oct 2020
Health insurance changes leave many surprised with lack of cover
15 October 2020 - Natalie Glaser was put onto a basic cover that excluded about 72% of procedures she was once ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2020
Ineffective treatments to be removed from basic health insurance package
5 October 2020 - Treatments that have not been proven effective will be removed from the Netherlands' basic health insurance package, ...