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Cracks in the system: without a national Pharmacare strategy, who is left behind?
14 May 2019 - Lack of public or private insurance, incomplete drug coverage or just plain sky-high prices for drugs that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2019
Don’t buy pharma’s lies
14 May 2019 - As universal pharmacare gets closer to reality for Canada, drug companies are ramping up their false ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2019
Canadian health care stuck in the ’60s, expert says
14 May 2019 - When Patty De Guia lost her leg to cancer months after giving birth to her third ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 May 2019
House Budget Committee announces hearing on single payer health care
10 May 2019 - The House Budget Committee on Friday announced that it will hold a hearing on single-payer health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 May 2019
Does employment-based insurance make the US medical care system unfair and inefficient?
9 May 2019 - In the United States, the interests of high-income individuals dominate decisions about what medical care is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2019
Sitting in limbo — Obamacare under divided government
8 May 2019 - Even today, the Affordable Care Act remains in limbo. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 May 2019
A 'caravan' of Americans is crossing the Canadian border to get affordable health care
7 May 2019 - A "caravan" of Americans living with Type 1 diabetes made its way across the U.S. border ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2019
CMS outlines comprehensive strategy to foster innovation for transformative medical technologies
2 May 2019 - Today at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 May 2019
Private cover is the canary in the coal mine for whole health system
30 April 2019 - The Grattan Institute's Stephen Duckett argues that private health cover is in a "death spiral" of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
Labor will not rule out scrapping $6 billion health insurance rebate
2 May 2019 - Labor health spokeswoman Catherine King has refused to rule out scrapping $6 billion-a-year worth of health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
Coalition promises cheaper medicines
2 May 2019 - The Coalition has promised more support for Australians with ongoing medicine needs, vowing to lower safety ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2019
Today’s health debate should focus on ensuring the PBS is well funded and fit for the future
2 May 2019 - Medicines Australia urges the Minister for Health the Hon Greg Hunt MP and the Shadow Health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2019
Why cancer treatment will always have out-of-pocket costs
1 May 2019 - Even the most diligent and persistent patients will find it difficult to go in and out of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Apr 2019
FDA hires Pew director to lead regulatory policy
24 April 2019 - Elizabeth Jungman, a well-known public health expert and a Capitol Hill veteran, will lead the FDA’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2019
Hospitals stand to lose billions under ‘Medicare for all’
21 April 2019 - For a patient’s knee replacement, Medicare will pay a hospital $17,000. The same hospital can get ...