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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 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 17 Oct 2016
Sussan Ley’s new push on prosthesis pricing
18 October 2016 - Market forces may be used to bring down the cost of prostheses in the private sector, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2016
Drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for originator removal calculation) for the 2017 April Cycle
14 October 2016 - A list of drugs and manners of administration that meet the F2/multi-brand criteria (30 month clock for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2016
Panadol Osteo price hike statement ambiguous but not misleading: ACCC
10 October 2016 - Statements linking a price increase of Panadol Osteo to its removal from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme were ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Sep 2016
Families to save hundreds of dollars under PBS changes
26 September 2016 - Australians will be able to save hundreds of dollars a year from October 1 as prices are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2016
Confirmed prices for 2016 October cycle
9 September 2016 - Confirmed 1 October 2016 prices resulting from the 2016 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2016
Access to Medicines Working Group communiques
8 September 2016 - The communiques from the February 2015, September 2015 and April 2016 meetings of the Access to Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2016
Combination drugs taking flow-on price deductions for 1 October 2016
1 August 2016 - Combination drugs taking flow-on price reductions for 1 October 2016 have been published. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2016
October 2016 price disclosure cycle - indicative prices
28 July 2016 - Indicative 1 October 2016 prices resulting from the 2016 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2016
Report on the collection of under co-payment data 2014-15
18 July 2016 - The report on the collection of under co-payment data 2014-15 is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2016
Summary of price disclosure outcomes for the 2016 October cycle
18 July 2016 - The summary of price disclosure price reductions for the 2016 October Cycle (First Remove Originator cycle) has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2016
Updated price disclosure arrangements procedural and operational guidelines
29 June 2016 - Updated price disclosure arrangements procedural and operational guidelines are now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2016
Notification of outcomes for the 2016 October cycle of price disclosure
20 June 2016 - The Minister’s delegate will consider making the weighted average disclosed price determination for the 2016 October Cycle ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2016
Health system cares for big insurers, big pharma
7 June 2016 - Although there are some differences between the major parties on health policy, all sides embrace the concept ...