Updates to the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review including consultation 1 responses published

23 August 2023 - Responses to the first public consultation for the HTA Review (Consultation 1) have now been published ...

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Public Consultation: draft 2023-24 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) for listing medicines on the PBS and designated vaccines on the NIP

12 May 2023 - Consultation on the draft 2023-24 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) for listing medicines on the Pharmaceutical ...

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Review of the National Medicines Policy – consultation on the draft closes 16 February 2022

2 February 2022 - Since August 2021, the Committee has heard from nearly 200 stakeholders through bilateral interviews and virtual group ...

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Consumers to have more say on medicine access issues

7 September 2021 - Consumer involvement in Australia’s medicines choices has been further strengthened under a new strategic agreement Medicines ...

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Moving patient stories highlight opportunities to strengthen our health care systems for all Australians

24 June 2021 - It was an emotional evening among the nearly 200 in-person and online attendees at Parliament House last ...

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Efficient funding of chemotherapy review - submissions on discussion paper

18 June 2021 - The efficient funding of chemotherapy review discussion paper was released on 21 May 2021 to gain ...

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The representation of public values in health technology assessment to inform funding decisions: the case of Australia's national funding bodies

18 January 2021 - Historically, Australia has been at the forefront of the application of HTA for assessing the effectiveness and ...

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Stage 2 PBS process improvements – consultation closed

13 October 2020 - On 21 September 2020, the department hosted a webinar to provide information to industry on the ...

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Public Consultation - Draft 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement for listing medicines on the PBS and designated vaccines on the NIP

20 May 2020 - As outlined in the April 2020 PBS news item – ‘Cost Recovery – Consultation Feedback’, the current ...

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Cost recovery - consultation feedback

28 April 2020 - On 12 February 2020, the Department hosted a webinar to commence broad consultation on proposed fee changes ...

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‘Let private health funds cover all GP bills’

29 October 2019 - Private health insurers are ­pushing for reform of the healthcare system to allow them to pay ...

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Post-market review of the use of biologics in the treatment of severe chronic plaque psoriasis

17 August 2018 - The PBAC minutes pertaining to the draft review report for the post-market review of the use of ...

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Are health apps good for your health? Have your say.

12 July 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum today introduces an innovative online mechanism to gauge community trust in health ...

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August 2018 PBAC special meeting - invitation for submissions open and background paper available

21 May 2018 - PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapies: options for subsidy consideration for multiple cancer types. ...

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Prescription for pharmacy talks: add consumers

17 May 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum will urge the government to ensure the next negotiations for the Community ...

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