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Call to reduce ‘scary’ gene therapy costs
28 November 2019 - Health care funders have been urged to overcome the “scary” cost of emerging gene therapies that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2020
New fee website shows NSW pays up to 40 times more in out-of-pocket costs
20 January 2020 - Private health patients in NSW are paying up to 40 times more in out-of-pocket costs than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jan 2020
Failing mental and dental health resources driving hospital congestion
10 January 2020 - A critical shortage of mental health beds and unaffordable dental services are prompting increasing numbers of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2019
Cancer costs can be unbearable - a special Centrelink payment is needed, couple say
9 December 2019 - A Swansea couple has called for a special Centrelink payment for people and their carers living ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2019
Australia a 'treasure island' for medical device giants: ex-hospital boss
30 November 2019 - The former chief executive of Australia's second largest private hospital operator has backed health insurers' claims ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2019
Medibank chief Craig Drummond lashes suppliers
6 November 2019 - Medibank Private boss Craig Drummond has taken aim at the ballooning medical costs he believes are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2019
Aussies struggle as health care costs skyrocket
25 September 2019 - Aussies are delaying crucial health care as a shocking new report reveals just how much more they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2019
The financial cost of a cancer diagnosis leaves many patients in poverty
15 August 2019 - When Jane was diagnosed with bowel cancer 12 months ago she knew the physical and mental ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2019
Vaccinating our kids shouldn’t be this hard
3 August 2019 - It cost about $600, a frustrating 30 or so phone calls to pharmacies and several trips ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2019
Surgery is a very costly business
19 June 2019 - Recent criticism levelled at brain surgeon Charlie Teo about his fees for an operation has generated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2019
Julia would breathe easier if living with asthma wasn't quite so costly
11 June 2019 - In a bad month, Julia West spends about $100 a week on asthma medication. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2019
Charlie Teo: brain surgeon defends six-figure op costs
29 May 2019 - Brain surgeon Charlie Teo has told a television host to get her facts straight after he ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Feb 2019
Address health care costs not just insurance, says Medibank
28 February 2019 - Medibank Private has told federal Labor it should focus on industry-wide health care cost "drivers" and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
Cost recovery and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme process improvements information forums
14 January 2019 - The Department of Health will be hosting information forums in both Sydney and Melbourne regarding amendments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2018
Melbourne man spends $80,000 on the miracle cancer drug that saved his life
13 August 2018 - Diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in 2017, John Burke should, in his words, be “gone ...