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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
Cystic fibrosis medicine added to PHARMAC's options for investment list
27 October 2021 - PHARMAC has announced that Vertex’s triple combination modulator therapy, known in some countries as Trikafta, has ...
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 11 Oct 2021
Belgium may remove step between paying doctors and reimbursement
8 October 2021 - Doctors and dentists could soon choose to only charge patients for co-payments – the non-refundable part ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2021
Review of the National Medicines Policy
11 October 2021 - The call for submissions closed on Friday 8 October 2021 and a total of 107 submissions have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2021
Medicare reverses course on decision to universally cover breakthrough medical devices for 4 years
4 October 2021 - In January 2021, in the waning days of the Trump Administration, the CMS finalised a rule ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2021
WHO prioritises access to diabetes and cancer treatments in new Essential Medicines Lists
1 October 2021 - High prices and low availability still a major barrier for patients’ access to new and old medicines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2021
Pharmaceutical industry backs workplace vaccinations
5 October 2021 - Medicines Australia strongly recommends full COVID-19 vaccinations for the health and safety and protection of all ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2021
MTAA supports call for future of private health summit
13 September 2021 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) today supported calls from AMA President, Dr Omar Khorshid, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Sep 2021
TLV is commissioned to secure access to antibiotics
13 September 2021 - TLV, the Swedish Public Health Agency and the Medical Products Agency have been commissioned by the Government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2021
Review of the National Medicines Policy – call for submissions
30 August 2021 - The National Medicines Policy Review Committee is now welcoming submissions to support the review of the National Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2021
Competition, consolidation and evolution in the pharmacy market
12 August 2021 - Implications for efforts to contain drug prices and spending. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2021
Making vaccines available to other countries before offering domestic booster vaccinations
12 August 2021 - On July 8, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they would be seeking US and European authorisation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2021
Don’t want a vaccine? Be prepared to pay more for insurance.
2 August 2021 - America’s Covid-19 vaccination rate is at around 60 percent, for ages twelve and up. ...