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MSAC Technical Guidelines - release of guidelines for preparing assessments for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (Version 1.0, May 2021)
16 June 2021 - The Department of Health is pleased to announce the publication of the Guidelines for Preparing Assessments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2021
AMA and Australian Government agree to strengthening the MBS review process and informed financial consent
8 June 2021 - The Australian Government and the Australian Medical Association have reached agreement to work together to co-design the ...
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
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 06 Jun 2021
Patients set to pay thousands more as rebates cut in raft of radical Medicare changes
6 June 2021 - A chaotic attempt to modernise the 38 year old Medicare system could see patients hit with higher ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 May 2021
Health insurers ‘sit on pot of gold’, say private hospitals
21 May 2021 - Private hospitals say health insurers must promise to reduce premium hikes or pay cash back to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2021
MSAC publishes agenda for upcoming ESC meeting
14 May 2021 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of the applications scheduled to be considered at the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2021
MTAA optimistic as Government rejects insurer led push to abolish Prosthesis List
11 May 2021 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has welcomed the Government’s decision to retain the Prostheses List ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Apr 2021
Cancer deaths could be reduced with genomic testing investment, says National Oncology Alliance
26 April 2021 - Half of the more than 550,000 Australians expected to die from cancer in the next decade could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Apr 2021
Medicare Benefits Schedule Electrocardiogram Review Committee – appointment of Committee Members
15 April 2021 - The Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Committee was established in March 2021 to review electrocardiogram items introduced on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Mar 2021
Breast cancer patients can access new interest free payment plan for genomic test that may help them avoid chemotherapy
15 March 2021 - The Oncotype DX Breast Recurrence Score Test now able to be funded via 6 to 24 month ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2021
Proposal leaves surgeons bound by private health
23 February 2021 - Australians paying thousands of dollars a year in health insurance could have their access to life-changing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Medtech firms, health funds clash over pricing shake-up
11 February 2021 - Medtech firms warn Australian patients may miss out on new innovations due to an overhaul of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2020
PASC to consider methods for the detection of beta amyloid pathology in patients with early stage Alzheimer's disease to determine eligibility for aducanumab
4 November 2020 - The application from Biogen has requested consideration of two alternative methods for the detection of the presence ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Nov 2020
PASC to consider comprehensive genomic profiling of non-small cell lung cancer tumour tissue specimens using next generation sequencing assays
4 November 2020 - First consideration of next generation sequencing. ...