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Budget 2024–25: cheaper medicines, new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics and more free mental health services in a stronger Medicare
14 May 2024 - The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to improve our health system: strengthening Medicare, the heart of universal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 May 2024
PHARMAC funding will not stretch to new medicines - chief executive
29 April 2024 - A multi-million dollar budget boost for PHARMAC will only keep the lights on, doctors and patient ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Apr 2024
Government boosts PHARMAC funding by $1.7 billion as inaugural medicines summit begins
29 April 2024 - The Government will boost PHARMAC’s budget by more than $1.7 billion over the next four years, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Apr 2024
PHARMAC's perpetually stretched budget
18 April 2024 - PHARMAC holds the keys to New Zealand's medicine cabinet, and what it dishes out is never enough. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2023
‘Fund PHARMAC properly’: health advocate’s countrywide journey to discuss medicine funding
10 October 2023 - Patient Voice Aotearoa’s My Life Matters Roadshow came to an end, culminating in a political debate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2023
ACT calls for "productivity focus" for PHARMAC
3 September 2023 - The policy was discussed on Q+A with Jack Tame by new candidate Todd Stephenson, who has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2023
MyLifeMatters calls for new medicines, urgent PHARMAC investment
28 August 2023 - The MyLifeMatters campaign says New Zealanders’ ability to get new and breakthrough medicines lags behind other ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2023
AstraZeneca sues US over Medicare drug price negotiation plans
25 August 2023 - AstraZeneca said on Friday it has sued the US Government to block parts of a program ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Aug 2023
Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy Review – final report
28 August 2023 - The final report of the Efficient Funding of Chemotherapy Review is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Aug 2023
Suggestions Nat's cancer drug funding promise has put PHARMAC in a difficult position
22 August 2023 - It's being suggested National's cancer drug funding promise has put PHARMAC in a difficult position. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2023
PHARMAC’s funding model creating an ‘ethical dilemma’ - specialist
29 July 2023 - The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation is renewing calls for PHARMAC to fund Keytruda for the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2023
PHARMAC considers widening access to treatments for multiple sclerosis and haemophilia A
22 June 2023 - PHARMAC has started a consultation today for widening access for two treatments; ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) as the first ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2023
America will struggle to pay for ultra-expensive gene therapies
1 June 2023 - The drugs may force reform to Medicaid. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jun 2023
Here's how law makers can slash Medicare spending without cutting benefits
30 May 2023 - Politicians don't agree on much these days, but one thing seems to bring even Democrats and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2023
Medicare, FDA urged to press ahead with new Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi
12 May 2023 - Patients, law makers and Alzheimer’s advocates are pushing for Medicare to fully cover a new drug ...