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October Budget 2022-23: a no surprise budget for health
25 October 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes tonight’s Budget which take steps towards addressing economic pressures and introduces new funding ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2022
Budget October 2022–23: strengthening Medicare
25 October 2022 - The Australian Government’s 2022-23 Budget begins the task of strengthening Medicare after a decade of cuts and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2022
PHARMAC says funding Trikafta would take 'almost all' new money
8 June 2022 - PHARMAC's chairman says funding the cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta would swallow nearly all the new money ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2022
Budget 2022: PHARMAC funding boost a 'glimpse of hope' for cystic fibrosis sufferer
25 May 2022 - For the first time in his life, Troy Watson thought he was going to "lose the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 May 2022
Budget 2022: critically ill patients 'bitterly disappointed' by PHARMAC funding
19 May 2022 - Critically ill patients say they're "bitterly disappointed" by today's PHARMAC Budget announcement and were left looking ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Budget 2022-23 – no ‘big bang’ announcements in health
29 March 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes tonight’s Budget announcements for new PBS listings and on-going COVID-19 measures. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Record investment in the future of Australia's health system
29 March 2022 - The Australian Government is investing in a stronger health system as part of our plan for a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Mar 2022
Federal Budget vision must extend beyond election day to secure better long-term health for all Australians
28 March 2022 - Medicines Australia is hoping tomorrow’s Budget reveals a long-term vision for health with strong investments in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2021
TLV's web application for TNF inhibitors shows room for savings
15 October 2021 - The TLV, has developed a web application that will show the regions' use of TNF inhibitors ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2021
70 percent of Kiwis want Government to give PHARMAC more money - survey
10 October 2021 - New Zealanders have sent a clear message to the Government to fund medicines better or their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2021
Medicare expansion and a lower eligibility age are included in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget plan
9 August 2021 - There’s no guarantee that these proposals will make it through the full legislative process. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2021
Treasury wanted Labour to break all health election promises bar one
5 August 2021 - Treasury told the Government to kick its election promises like funding for PHARMAC, cochlear implants, and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2021
Sweden's cost of medicines is increasing
15 June 2021 - Sweden's costs for pharmaceuticals have risen by approximately SEK 2 billion between 2019 and 2020. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
Budget 2021: Health boost for PHARMAC and funding for Māori Health Authority
20 May 2021 - Health Minister Andrew Little said it was one of the biggest increases PHARMAC had ever had ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 May 2021
Boring Budget 2021 reinforces two tier medicines access system in New Zealand
20 May 2021 - Announcement in the budget today of $200 million over the next four years is simply meeting the ...