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Health minister vows to save Canadians 'billions' on drug prices
13 January 2017 - Analysis shows Canadians pay substantially more for pharmaceuticals made by Canadian company. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
Rare public hearing highlights concerns over explosion of high-priced specialty drugs in Canada
16 January 2017 - Matt George remembers vividly how it felt to receive his first infusion of Soliris, a drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2017
Health insurance premiums set to rise
16 January 2017 - Australian families could soon be forking out an extra $200 for private health cover as insurers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2017
Private health insurance nears crisis point as costs soar
14 January 2017 - Health insurance chiefs have warned that the issue of affordability is close to crisis point as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2017
Nearly 12 million people with Medicare have saved over $26 billion on prescription drugs since 2010
13 January 2017 - Over 40 million Medicare beneficiaries utilised free preventive services in 2016. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2017
Biden vows to push pharmaceutical companies to ‘ensure patients can afford treatments’
9 January 2017 - Vice President Joe Biden on Monday told a packed ballroom of biopharma investors and executives that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jan 2017
The real health-care change we need? Strong leadership
10 January 2017 - Saskatchewan has announced that it will scrap its 12 health regions and create a single health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jan 2017
Obamacare sign-ups reach 8.8 million as repeal efforts start
5 January 2017 - Insurance enrolment continues through end of January. ...
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 04 Jan 2017
Biosimilar and generic cancer drugs unlikely to bend cost curve in the USA
3 January 2017 - Although biosimilar and generic oncology drugs have been positioned as so-called cost game-changers to the worldwide drug ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Dec 2016
GPhA to President-Elect Trump: generic drug and biosimilar competition key to lowering drug prices, expanding access to affordable medicines
20 December 2016 - The Generic Pharmaceutical Association shares President Elect Donald J. Trump and the incoming Administration’s commitment to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Dec 2016
Trump is going after health care. Will Democrats push back?
21 December 2016 - Where should Democrats head after their recent electoral rout? ...
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 13 Dec 2016
Provinces to receive health transfer details ahead of key meeting
13 December 2016 - The controversial shift to smaller hikes in federal health transfers will move closer to reality this ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2016
Under 30s turning their backs on private health cover
13 December 2016 - Younger Australians are increasingly turning away from private health insurance, preferring to try their luck in ...