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Commonwealth to cut funding for botched operations
28 November 2017 - Public hospitals will no longer receive commonwealth funding for avoidable complications such as pressure injuries, infections ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2017
No 'free kicks' from government for health care industry, says Primary Health boss
23 November 2017 - The pathology industry has "reached the limit" when it comes to consolidation and after years of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2017
MTAA calls for National Audit Office to inspect private health insurance books
31 October 2017 - Today during a Senate Inquiry into value and affordability of private health insurance and out-of-pocket medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Thousands of patients to access Medicare subsidies for life-saving treatments
1 November 2017 - Thousands of patients will now have access to new Medicare subsidies to treat epilepsy, stroke, lymphoma, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Health funds poised to cheat members of 1.5 billion dollars in savings says device manufacturers
31 October 2017 - Health insurance customers could miss out on promised cuts to hefty fund premiums unless the nation’s chief ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2017
Medical device industry signs historic agreement to reduce health funds premiums
12 October 2017 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has signed a four-year Agreement with the Federal Government which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Oct 2017
Private health insurance industry must pass on savings
13 October 2017 - Today the Medical Technology Association of Australia calls on the Private Health Insurance to deliver to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2017
Study identifies 122 orthopaedic surgeons having troubles
10 October 2017 - A group of 122 orthopaedic surgeons had worse outcomes for hip and knee replacements than their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2017
Funding rejected for breast cancer testing
5 October 2017 - Globally recognised technology that could spare thousands of Australian breast cancer patients from unnecessary chemotherapy will ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Sep 2017
New prostheses list reforms a step towards health insurance affordability
18 September 2017 - Both the private health and medical device industries have welcomed the Government’s commitment to reforms concerning medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2017
Greg Hunt flags 'dramatic' reductions in private health insurance prices
15 September 2017 - The Turnbull government wants "dramatic reductions" in private health insurance price rises over the next three ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2017
Independent Hospital Pricing Authority data on medical devices - apples & oranges
12 September 2017 - The Australian carries a story (‘Premium hopes rest on knees, hip’) based on the Independent Hospital ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2017
Private health insurance claims on medical device pricing debunked
12 September 2017 - Today the Medical Technology Association of Australia has released a PwC analysis of the impact of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2017
Price ‘gouge’ on private patients for medical devices
13 September 2017 - Confirmation by Australia’s medical device industry that it slugs private patients a higher fee for some ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2017
Premium cost hopes resting on knees, hips
11 September 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt will try to reduce pressure on insurance premiums by cutting the cost ...