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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Health insurance rebate still a pain in the budget
18 July 2019 - The private health insurance sector wants increased rebates to stop the recent decline in membership. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Private health insurance worthy of support
17 July 2019 - While there are many who have strong ideological objections to the use of taxpayers' money to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Irish cystic fibrosis family face €12,400 bill after deportation victory in Australia
15 July 2019 - An Irish family threatened with deportation from Australia because their son has cystic fibrosis have been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jul 2019
Changes to wholesale mark-up arrangements for PBS Section 85 medicines dispensed in public and private hospitals to come into effect on 1 October 2019
2 July 2019 - The National Health Amendment (Budget Measure) Determination 2019 and the National Health (Commonwealth Price – Pharmaceutical Benefits ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2019
Publication of Stage 1 PBS process improvements – cost recovery administrative guidelines and forms
24 June 2019 - The Department of Health and Medicines Australia have been working since late 2017 to deliver on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2019
Why the Coalition must adopt Labor’s cancer plans
19 June 2019 - As cancer doctors, we know the hardest words we can say to our patients are “you ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2019
Surgery is a very costly business
19 June 2019 - Recent criticism levelled at brain surgeon Charlie Teo about his fees for an operation has generated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2019
Celebrity brain surgeon faces threat of disciplinary action
12 June 2019 - Brain surgeon Charlie Teo’s dramatic claim he may be forced out of medicine comes as he ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
Specialists must also think of patients' financial health
12 June 2019 - When confronted with a post of someone crowd-funding a life saving operation for a sick child ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
More than 60,000 back petition calling for Dr Charlie Teo to operate in public hospitals
11 June 2019 - A petition calling for Dr Charlie Teo to be allowed to operate in public hospitals has already ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2019
Charlie Teo 'frenzy' likened to Lindy Chamberlain
11 June 2019 - An Australian surgeon has likened the treatment of neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo to the frenzy surrounding ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2019
Greg Hunt warns of 'excessive' medical fees amid Dr Charlie Teo debate
10 June 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has sounded a warning to medical specialists over "very excessive" fees after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2019
Australia’s world-renowned brain surgeon Charlie Teo says his critics will ‘eventually get me’
9 June 2019 - The beloved Australian surgeon has slammed ‘the governing medical bodies’ for ‘gunning’ for him. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2019
Specialist groups 'appalled' by egregious billers within their ranks
6 June 2019 - Specialist groups with some of the biggest billers within their flock are backing moves to rein ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2019
Afterpay added to radiology, pharmacy and GP services
5 June 2019 - Queenslanders are one of the country’s biggest users of Afterpay for dental and optometry services, and now ...