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Change to monthly dispensing
27 March 2020 - PHARMAC has changed Pharmaceutical Schedule rules that restrict the dispensing of funded community medicines to just one ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Mar 2020
COVID-19: Private health funds dump April 1 premium rises, suspend policies
26 March 2020 - Health funds have started cancelling the April 1 price rises giving Australians immediate price relief on ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2020
Insulin costs may be capped in a Medicare program
11 March 2020 - If drug companies and insurers agree to participate, the Trump administration proposes limiting insulin costs to $35 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2020
COVID-19: developers of medicines or vaccines to benefit from free scientific advice
13 March 2020 - EMA provides full fee waivers for scientific advice applications from developers of potential therapeutics (to treat ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2020
PBS cost recovery information forum – webinar recording and resources available
17 February 2020 - On 12 February 2020, the Department of Health hosted an information forum via webinar to commence ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Feb 2020
Who’s profiting from your outrageous medical bills?
14 February 2020 - The same people who should be fixing them. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Feb 2020
AARP, United Healthcare and CVS keep prescription drug prices higher for seniors
11 February 2020 - Even under Medicare, older Americans are paying a high price for AARP. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2020
Many in U.S. worry about affording health care in retirement
11 February 2020 - Nearly half of Americans aged 50 to 64 worry they won’t be able to afford healthcare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2020
Employers shoulder plenty of drug costs, but haven’t lobbied much to lower them — until now
3 February 2020 - Companies like Pepsi, Walmart, and Jack in the Box foot the bill for more than 150 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jan 2020
CVS to offer diabetes drugs at no out-of-pocket costs for PBM members
29 January 2020 - CVS Health Corp said its pharmacy benefit management unit is launching a new program, under which ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jan 2020
Health gap fees up to 10 times higher in northern Sydney than elsewhere in NSW
21 January 2020 - Private health insurance gap fees are up to 10 times larger in northern Sydney than elsewhere ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2020
Fees and charges proposal 2020-21
20 January 2020 - The TGA is undertaking a consultation through its website to seek stakeholder's views on TGA’s proposed fees ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2020
Why cancelling your private health insurance could have unintended consequences
20 January 2020 - Nick Maconachie and Anna Dimeas have very different views on private health cover. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jan 2020
New fee website shows NSW pays up to 40 times more in out-of-pocket costs
20 January 2020 - Private health patients in NSW are paying up to 40 times more in out-of-pocket costs than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2020
Here’s how tripling prices could save you 40% on your medications
9 January 2020 - Medication prices in the US have gone from wild to insane; from expensive to outright unaffordable. ...