23 September 2016 - Sean Parnell from The Australian reports that the federal Health Department has ramped up its policy making capability after the Coalition government endured a tumultuous first term of reviews and industry stoushes.

The quiet overhaul comes as pressure mounts on Health Minister Sussan Ley to convert more ­reviews into reforms, particularly in relation to private health costs, including the inflated Prostheses List.

Ms Ley is understood to have initially proposed price cuts for the list of surgical implants available in the private system, but the government instead opted for more committee talks, after fierce lobby­ing from manufacturers and major hospital operators who bene­fit from the status quo.

Read The Australian article