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MAESTrO Daily maintenance
6 November 2016 - MAESTrO Daily is need of some urgent maintenance so there will be no issues this week. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2016
ACCC issues fresh warning to health insurance firms over failures
31 October 2016 - Australian insurance groups have been put on notice by the consumer watchdog for not properly notifying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2016
Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits - 1 November 2016 update
1 November 2016 - The 1 November 2016 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits sees a number of new ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2016
Review of pharmacy remuneration and regulation
31 October 2016 - In his most recent Message from the Chair, Prof Stephen King has thanked all those who ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2016
PBAC Drug Utilisation Sub Committee public release documents
28 October 2016 - The utilisation analysis public release documents from the June 2016 PBAC Drug Utilisation Sub Committee meeting are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2016
PBAC Public Summary Documents - July 2016 meeting
28 October 2016 - The public summary documents (positive recommendations and subsequent decisions not to recommend) from the July 2016 PBAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2016
Post-market review of ezetimibe – targeted stakeholder forum
28 October 2016 - The Reference Group of the Post-market Review of ezetimibe has requested that a targeted Stakeholder Forum ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2016
Health funds say billions in savings needed to curb premiums
24 October 2016 - Health insurers say the federal government needs to find more savings in the healthcare system and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2016
Private health insurers victims of rising healthcare costs too
24 October 2016 - The annual jostling for position has begun: just how much will private health insurers be allowed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2016
Top scientist wants to bring big data analysis to health care
20 October 2016 - A day after winning the Prime Minister's Innovation Prize, Mike Aitken, was busy pressuring federal and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2016
Cutting medical device and prostheses costs should lower health premiums, says minister
19 October 2016 - Health minister Sussan Ley says insurers should pass on savings on items like pacemakers and artificial hips ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2016
Step in the right direction on private health costs
19 October 2016 - The announcement of cuts to the costs of some medical devices is a welcome first step ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Oct 2016
Timely and full 6CPA delivery the highest priority for Pharmacy Guild
19 October 2016 - The highest priority for the Pharmacy Guild is to ensure that the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2016
Health cost cuts to ease pain on premiums
19 October 2016 - Health funds will be under pressure to rein in insurance premiums after Health Minister Sussan Ley ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Oct 2016
Rare cancer patients push for better medication access, say current PBS framework is unfair
18 October 2016 - Patients with rare cancers have ramped up calls on the Federal Government to change regulations around ...