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Health insurers worried about court order to cover expensive cancer medicines
26 February 2025 - Health insurance companies are “very concerned” about their ability to force lower prices being restricted after a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2025
Korea to implement new drug pricing policy that rewards innovation
20 February 2025 - The Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday announced a significant policy change in pharmaceutical pricing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2024
Establishing Genomics Australia
15 November 2024 - The Albanese Government is establishing a new national body to provide leadership, coordination and expertise so ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2024
Updated information about PHARMAC's priority lists
8 October 2024 - PHARMAC’s quarterly Pūahoaho Report provides the latest information about applications for medicines, vaccines, and related products that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2024
Introducing a new way of prioritising our guidance topics
30 July 2024 - NICE's deputy chief executive, Jonathan Benger, talks about our new approach to prioritisation. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2024
PHARMAC closes inactive medicine applications for greater clarity
1 August 2024 - PHARMAC has removed over 500 inactive medicine applications from its lists in the past five years ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration releases final Part Two guidance to help people with Medicare prescription drug coverage manage prescription drug costs
16 July 2024 - The Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), continues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2024
Blood cancer doctors urge Government: don’t break drug promise to our patients
6 June 2024 - More pressure has come on the Government over PHARMAC funding as an alliance of haematologists and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2024
Moving forward on Pharmacare for Canadians
24 May 2024 - Pharmacare legislation includes universal access to contraception and diabetes medications. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2024
When will Canada have national pharmacare?
22 April 2024 - Canadians support it, public health demands it, now policy makers must deliver it. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2024
Oh, Canada: US patients don't want your health policies
29 April 2024 - There's never been a worse time to get sick in Canada. Our northern neighbors must wait ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Apr 2024
The myth of the free market for pharmaceuticals
20 April 2024 - Critics of US policy aiming to reduce spending on prescription drugs claim that the government is wrongfully ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2024
National pharmacare will reduce access to new medicines for 27 million privately insured Canadians
18 April 2024 - The federal Liberal-NDP coalition government recently announced it would work with the provinces to fund universal prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Apr 2024
New target zero initiative aims to help improve access to new drugs
9 April 2024 - Target Zero is a new initiative that aims to improve the time to access for patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Feb 2024
Drug insurance: a single payer pharmacare program would jeopardise coverage quality for 21 million Canadians
22 February 2024 - Imposing a single payer universal drug insurance plan on all Canadians would jeopardise coverage quality for ...