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A better path to universal health care
20 February 2019 - The United States should look to Germany, not Canada, for the best model. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2019
My Health Record reflects 'new consensus', says CEO Tim Kelsey
19 February 2019 - The government's controversial My Health Record was part of a "new consensus" on digital health, said ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Feb 2019
Rationing of health care in the United States; an inevitable consequence of increasing health care costs
13 February 2019 - The modern era of medicine began in the 1960s. Health care coverage expanded with the passage ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
Australian Medical Association warns hospital 'funding crisis' jeopardises patient safety
29 January 2019 - Some $130 billion in Federal Government funding allocated to Australia's public hospitals over four years won't ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
Agenda for the March 2019 PBAC meeting
19 December 2018 - The agenda for the March 2019 PBAC meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2018
Frustrated at cancer treatment inequity
13 December 2018 - As appointed ambassador for the Lung Foundation NZ, I feel very frustrated the Government will not ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2018
How disruptive innovation by business and technology firms could improve population health
16 August 2018 - In 1990 the Centers for Disease Control and the US Preventive Services Task Force launched Healthy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Aug 2018
Tech giants pledge to ease patient, provider access to health data
13 August 2018 - Promise seen as opportunity to bring on data-driven revolution in health care. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2018
Health insurance needs in-depth scrutiny in the public interest
7 August 2018 - Discounts on health insurance premiums for young people under 30 would erode the community-sharing principles of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2018
My Health Record can store genomic data but critics say it's not ready
6 August 2018 - The federal government's My Health Record system is capable of storing genomic information, such as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2018
Health Minister backs down on My Health Record
31 July 2018 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has bowed to pressure and agreed to tear up the controversial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2018
Tackling inequalities to improve wellbeing in New Zealand
28 July 2018 - In May, 2018, Jacinda Ardern's New Zealand Government announced their first budget and, in a world first, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2018
CHF supports stronger protection for patient records
27 July 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the statement by the Prime Minister and Minister Hunt that the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
'False and reckless': Health Minister slams anti-vaccination documentary maker
26 July 2018 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has slammed a controversial anti-vaccination documentary ahead of its Australian launch, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
AMA president Tony Bartone vows to safeguard patient privacy in My Health
25 July 2018 - The federal government may be forced to go back to the drawing board with My Health ...