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Meningococcal B vaccine must be urgently added to the National Immunisation Program
19 July 2019 - It is particularly cruel that the people with the most life to live are the prime ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2019
PBAC Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) - March 2019 meeting
19 July 2019 - The Public Summary Documents (first time rejections and deferrals) from the March 2019 PBAC meeting are now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Toddler died of only meningococcal strain not on vaccine program
18 July 2019 - A toddler has died after contracting meningococcal B, the only strain of the potentially deadly disease with ...
Posted 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 17 Jul 2019
Perth boy battles cystic fibrosis, with a life extending drug frustratingly out of reach
15 July 2019 - In many ways Connor Barrett is just like any other kid - he loves Peppa Pig ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
Early payouts for health care super silly, Treasury told
18 July 2019 - The superannuation sector has warned Treasury that letting people use retirement savings to pay for private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee outcome statement
17 July 2019 - The outcome statement from the June 2019 Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jul 2019
Superannuation raids to pay for fat surgery
17 July 2019 - Australians are tapping their superannuation to pay for healthcare at an unprecedented rate, with more than ...
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 15 Jul 2019
Private health care facing 'death spiral' if young, healthy users abandon insurance, report says
16 July 2019 - Australia's health care system has become increasingly unfair, costly and confusing, according to a new report, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme restrictions on anti‐epileptic drug prescribing promote unsafe and outdated practice
1 July 2019 - The PBS urgently needs to update anti‐epileptic drug prescribing restrictions that put patients and prescribers at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
Academies call on health minsters to resolve health data issues
15 July 2019 - Regulatory barriers that limit timely access to population and health data must be resolved to achieve ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jul 2019
Bev takes 14 pills a day. She's far from alone.
15 July 2019 - She is among the more than one-in-three Australians aged over 70 who take five or more different ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2019
Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee utilisation analysis public release documents
12 July 2019 - The utilisation analysis public release documents from the February 2019 Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee Meeting are now available. ...