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Committee to advise on Medical Research Future Fund health technology assessment investments
26 May 2023 - The Health Technology Assessment Chairs Committee will advise on HTA investments under the Medical Research Future Fund. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2023
Insurers call for reform to allow hospital in the home for patients
31 May 2023 - Private insurers are calling for structural reform of the health system to enable more patients to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2023
MSAC publishes agenda for August PASC meeting
29 May 2023 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the PICO ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 May 2023
Federal budget 2023: doctors praise $1.5 billion cash injection
10 May 2023 - The long-term trend of inadequate indexation of medical rebates is set to end after the federal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2023
Rebuilding Medicare for the 21st century
28 April 2023 - The Australian Government is laying the foundations for significant reforms to Medicare, with a comprehensive package of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2023
Medicare non-compliance and fraud costing Australians
4 April 2023 - The Albanese Government has today released the findings of a review into the compliance system that underpins ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Apr 2023
Medicare system is ‘not fit for purpose’, review finds
4 April 2023 - Australia’s health funding system is “fragmented and disjointed” and in critical need of being simplified, says ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2023
MSAC Secretariat publishes agenda for July 2023 MSAC meeting
29 March 2023 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Feb 2023
Review of National Hospital Funding Agreement
24 February 2023 - The five-year agreement on public hospital funding between the Australian Government and all states and territories is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2023
MSAC publishes agenda for June 2023 ESC meeting
22 February 2023 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ESC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2023
Medicare annual statistics – rolling 12 months (July 2009 to December 2022)
20 February 2023 - This document presents rolling 12 month Medicare statistics by three variables ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2023
Annual private health insurance premium rise
6 February 2023 - The Australian Government is ensuring Australians get value for money from their private health insurance as the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2023
Release of the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report
3 February 2023 - The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2023
Enhanced MSAC application now available for March 2023 deadline
3 February 2023 - The enhanced MSAC application forms are now available in the health products portal for use by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Feb 2023
Strengthening Medicare for the future
3 February 2023 - The Albanese Government has released the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce report. ...