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PBS medicines to cost Aussies more from today; safety net thresholds also increase
1 January 2024 - Sick Australians who need PBS prescription medicines will be coughing up more from today. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2023
Smoothing Medicare Part D out of pocket costs under the Inflation Reduction Act
3 February 2023 - The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 marks the first major overhaul of the Medicare Part D prescription ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2022
Pfizer loses U.S. appeal over co-pays for heart failure patients
26 July 2022 - A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Pfizer's challenge to a U.S. anti-kickback law the drugmaker ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Dec 2021
Report on the collection of under co-payment data 2020-21
24 December 2021 - The report on the collection of under co-payment data 2020-21 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2020
Report on the collection of under co-payment data 2019-20
18 December 2020 - The report on the collection of under co-payment data 2019-20 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Apr 2020
New $35 co-pay now available through Lilly insulin value program in response to COVID-19 crisis in U.S.
7 April 2020 - Insulin savings available for people with commercial insurance and the uninsured by calling (833) 808-1234. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2020
Copayment incentive increased medication use and reduced spending among indigenous Australians after 2010
3 February 2020 - Australian health policy has prioritised efforts to close the ten-year life expectancy gap between indigenous and non-indigenous ...
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 15 Apr 2019
'Missing out on basic health care': Australians spend $34 billion a year on out-of-pocket health costs
15 April 2019 - Australians are paying more for health care than most other developed nations, forking out $34 billion ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Apr 2019
Both sides bank on patient power
10 April 2019 - Behind all the political point scoring, there is bipartisan acknowledgment that something should be done about ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Mar 2019
The impact of pharmaceutical rebates on patients’ drug expenditures
18 March 2019 - The drug-pricing landscape in Canada is complex, with 4 different agencies and each provincial, territorial and federal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2019
Vulnerable and shocked: patients targeted by hospital revenue push
11 March 2019 - A new mum hours out of surgery and suffering from blood loss was badgered by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Mar 2019
U.S. drug prices, but not out-of-pocket costs, are the world's highest
8 March 2019 - With drug prices rising sitting at 10% of skyrocketing health care costs and pharmaceutical companies socking ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2019
Trump administration proposes higher ‘Obamacare’ premiums
18 January 2019 - The Trump administration on Thursday announced proposed rule changes that would lead to a modest premium ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Nov 2018
Pharma backed group attacks a controversial cost-shifting insurance tool by scaring employers
26 November 2018 - As more insurers and employers use a new tool called copay accumulators to fend off copay ...