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Health Minister Greg Hunt tells health funds to reduce price rises
11 December 2021 - Health funds have been told to reduce the increase on premiums next year, after Health Minister Greg ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2021
Updated 2021 – 22 cost recovery implementation statement
30 November 2021 - The 2021-22 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and National Immunisation Plan Cost Recovery Implementation Statement has been updated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2021
Medicare premiums to jump in part due to pricey Alzheimer's drug
12 November 2021 - Seniors on Medicare will have to pay more than $20 more per month extra in premiums ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
Average family premiums for employer-based health insurance have jumped 47% in the last decade, outpacing wage growth and inflation
11 November 2021 - You’re not imagining the growing pinch to your budget from the cost of your workplace health ...
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 02 Oct 2021
Medical device reforms to lower health fund premiums
2 October 2021 - Health fund premium rises will be 20% lower next year, and the reason for the savings ...
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. ...
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 21 Jul 2021
PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, must now be totally free under almost all insurance plans
21 July 2021 - Insurers have been advised that they shouldn’t be charging for Truvada and Descovy as HIV prevention and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jul 2021
The growing problem of out of pocket costs and affordability in employer sponsored insurance
9 July 2021 - While policy makers and health leaders have appropriately focused on addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, underlying racial and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2021
Hospitals often charge uninsured people the highest prices, new data show
6 July 2021 - Cash payers are often charged more than insurance companies for the same service by the same hospital, ...
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 25 Jun 2021
Changes to cost recovery arrangements from 1 July 2021
25 June 2021 - The 2021-22 PBS and NIP cost recovery implementation statement is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2021
Fees and charges: summary from 1 July 2021
23 June 2021 - The TGA is required to recover its costs for all activities that fall within the scope of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2021
Medicare rebate changes for surgeries kick in next month, but doctors say more time is needed
7 June 2021 - One of the biggest overhauls of the Medicare rebate system in decades is set to kick ...