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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2022
Stabilising health care’s share of the GDP
19 February 2022 - Since the 1980s, policy makers and private health insurers have implemented various interventions aimed at “bending the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Dec 2021
PBS expenditure and prescriptions report 2020-21
24 December 2021 - The PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Oct 2021
Recent trends in Medicaid spending and use of drugs with US Food and Drug Administration accelerated approval
8 October 2021 - In this cross-sectional study of 216 drugs granted accelerated approval from 1992 through 2020, relative to all ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2021
House report: drug companies spent more on buybacks, dividends than research
8 July 2021 - House Democrats on Thursday released a report that found that the 14 leading drug companies paid ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2021
New drug could cost the Government as much as it spends on NASA
22 June 2021 - The Alzheimer’s treatment will cost $56,000 per patient, and millions may use it. The result: “crazy numbers” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2021
Sweden's cost of medicines is increasing
15 June 2021 - Sweden's costs for pharmaceuticals have risen by approximately SEK 2 billion between 2019 and 2020. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2021
Protest calls for more drug spending
9 May 2021 - Patients’ rights advocates will lie down on the job, as part of a nationwide day of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Mar 2021
High cost patented drugs now account for 50% of sales
25 March 2021 - Federal Minister of Health tables the 2019 Annual Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2021
PHARMAC saving money at the expense of Kiwis' health
11 March 2021 - Peter Davis’ observations regarding PHARMAC funding new drugs every time there is a change of government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Feb 2021
TLV is tasked with reducing costs for medicines
16 February 2021 - The Government has commissioned the Swedish Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefits Agency, TLV, to implement measures to reduce ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2020
Most expensive medicines in Australia revealed
17 December 2020 - This second rate journalist thinks Zaltrap is listed on the PBS. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Dec 2020
PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report 2019-20
17 December 2020 - The PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2020
Reimbursement from pharmaceutical companies decreases by 288 million
11 December 2020 - The rebate from side agreements between regions and pharmaceutical companies is estimated according to the forecast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2020
Italy becomes first country to require pharma to disclose public funding for R&D costs
6 August 2020 - Amid growing clamour for more transparency from the pharmaceutical industry, Italy has become the first country ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2020
The world is spending nowhere near enough on a coronavirus vaccine
6 August 2020 - Far better to spend far too much. ...