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New website offers prescription drugs at cost prices, undercutting pharmacies
24 November 2016 - “When a patient comes to us for help, money is the last thing on our minds,” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2016
Private health insurers should wind back 'aggressive tactics' – AMA head
24 November 2016 - Australian Medical Association chief calls on insurers to stop selling inappropriate policies and says behaviour of some ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2016
Federal government changes mean some skin cancer operations are off the table for private health funds
24 November 2016 - Plastic surgeons are angry with Federal Government changes to legislation that allows private health funds to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2016
Promise of genetic sequencing frustrated by the cost of medicines for rare cancer patients
23 November 2016 - Ann Bantoft feels like she has been asked to put a price on her son's life ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2016
Pharmacy price wars heat up
22 November 2016 - A new online competitor is promising the cheapest prescription medication in Australia, but doctors are warning it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Nov 2016
Cost recovery implementation statement (2016 - 2017)
22 November 2016 - The cost recovery implementation statement for 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Nov 2016
Is the investment in private health insurance worthwhile?
22 November 2016 - It’s basically impossible to tell the difference between various policies and levels of cover. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2016
Private health insurance industry says Australian system affordable
19 November 2016 - Dr Rachel David, chief executive of Private Healthcare Australia, says comments critical of industry are ‘one-sided’. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2016
Experts agree private health insurance is broken. But how can it be fixed?
18 November 2016 - Reports from government, consumer groups and health bodies depict an unsustainable system. Possible solutions include phasing out ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2016
Meningococcal B vaccine petition to lobby for PBS inclusion receives thousands of signatures
17 November 2016 - A petition lobbying the Federal Government to add the meningococcal B vaccine to the PBS by ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Nov 2016
Update to PBS Pricing Fact sheet on 'Setting an approved ex manufacturer price for new or extended listings’
15 November 2016 - The PBS Pricing Fact sheet on ‘Setting an approved ex manufacturer price for new or extended listings’ ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2016
Why big data should make insurance cheaper
13 November 2016 - Big data should mean lower average insurance premiums, according to a new report by the Actuaries ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2016
Medibank’s Drummond: prostheses savings ‘just the start’
10 November 2016 - Medibank chief Craig Drummond has warned market conditions will continue to be challenged as he flags ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Nov 2016
Graeme Samuel urges cuts to price-fixing prostheses list
8 November 2016 - A top consultant to the federal government on health reform, former competition boss Graeme Samuel, has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2016
Additional public summary documents from the PBAC July 2016 meeting
11 November 2016 - Additional public summary documents from the PBAC July 2016 meeting are now available. ...