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Top scientist wants to bring big data analysis to health care
20 October 2016 - A day after winning the Prime Minister's Innovation Prize, Mike Aitken, was busy pressuring federal and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2016
Cutting medical device and prostheses costs should lower health premiums, says minister
19 October 2016 - Health minister Sussan Ley says insurers should pass on savings on items like pacemakers and artificial hips ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2016
Step in the right direction on private health costs
19 October 2016 - The announcement of cuts to the costs of some medical devices is a welcome first step ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2016
Timely and full 6CPA delivery the highest priority for Pharmacy Guild
19 October 2016 - The highest priority for the Pharmacy Guild is to ensure that the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2016
Health cost cuts to ease pain on premiums
19 October 2016 - Health funds will be under pressure to rein in insurance premiums after Health Minister Sussan Ley ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2016
Rare cancer patients push for better medication access, say current PBS framework is unfair
18 October 2016 - Patients with rare cancers have ramped up calls on the Federal Government to change regulations around ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2016
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman report shows record complaints, driven by Medibank
17 October 2016 - For thousands of Australians, health insurance is causing anger, distress and frustration instead of providing the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2016
Sussan Ley’s new push on prosthesis pricing
18 October 2016 - Market forces may be used to bring down the cost of prostheses in the private sector, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2016
Public hospital cost-shifting gets reform priority
17 October 2016 - The billion-dollar trend of public hospitals billing health insurers for the cost of treating members — ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2016
Rare cancer sufferers face long waits, high costs for treatment
16 October 2016 - Lillian Leigh was taking in the view from the train on her way home from work ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2016
Drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for originator removal calculation) for the 2017 April Cycle
14 October 2016 - A list of drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2016
The medical tests and treatments you should think twice about
13 October 2016 - Australians and their doctors are wasting money on potentially harmful tests and treatments, including some for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2016
Reform critical in healthcare but lacking clear direction
11 October 2016 - While the overwhelming consensus among health professionals and politicians is Australia's health system in its current ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2016
PBAC Guidelines
12 October 2016 - The PBAC has endorsed version 5.0 of their guidelines. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2016
Non-inferiority trials: are they inferior? A systematic review of reporting in major medical journals
7 October 2016 - Academic researchers from the UK have assessed the adequacy of reporting of non-inferiority trials alongside the ...