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Taste of their own medicine
4 January 2017 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is the most disciplined and cashed-up lobby group in the country. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2017
Health insurers’ warning: don’t drive young people away
5 January 2017 - Health insurers have warned that the government’s plan to simplify policies through its “gold, silver, bronze” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2017
Pharmacies are a true partnership with the public
5 January 2017 - Terry Barnes' broadside against community pharmacies and the Pharmacy Guild (The Australian Financial Review, January 5) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jan 2017
2016 in review
4 January 2017 - The PBAC considered 192 submissions in 2016; 193 were considered by the Committee in 2015. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jan 2017
'Morally bankrupt': Government stalls funding for life-saving cystic fibrosis drug for children
3 January 2017 - Little Anna dances around her room, stealing hearts with playful pouts that break into cheeky grins. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2017
Coalition to simplify private health policies
2 January 2016 - The Turnbull government will consider a plan to streamline thousands of private health insurance policies into ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2017
Radical plan for bigger Medicare rebates in the bush
3 January 2017 - Health fund members in regional and remote areas would be given larger Medicare payments or more ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Dec 2016
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 January 2017 update
1 January 2017 - The 1 January 2017 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits sees a number of new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2016
Summary of the agenda for the PBAC March 2017 meeting
22 December 2016 - The PBAC will consider 40 submissions (23 major & 17 minor) at its next scheduled meeting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2016
Manual of resource items and their associated unit costs
21 December 2016 - The PBAC has endorsed version 5.0 of the Manual of resource items and their associated unit ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2016
Aussie mums shunning private hospitals due to obscene obstetrics charges
16 December 2016 - Obstetrician charges of up to $10,000 and midwife led care in public hospitals are driving new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2016
A message from the Panel - Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation
19 December 2016 - In their final communication for the year, the Independent Review Panel conducting the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2016
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016
19 December 2016 - The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2016 was introduced into the House of Representatives on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2016
Summary of submissions and outcomes from the November 2016 PBAC meeting
19 December 2016 - 70 submissions were considered at the July 2016 PBAC meeting (this includes submissions relating to “Other ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2016
PBS expenditure and prescriptions for 2015-16
16 December 2016 - The PBS Expenditure and Prescriptions Report 2015-16 is now available. ...