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Revealed: sick state of bulk-billing
15 August 2022 - Doctors expect the national bulk-billing rate may plunge to as little as 30% within two years ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2022
Patients avoid paying hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket fees after Ramsay and Bupa end stalemate
12 August 2022 - The eleventh hour peace deal will avoid Bupa customers paying potentially hundreds of dollars in out of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2022
Health Minister Mark Butler ‘terrified’ of low GP numbers as bulk billing declines
6 August 2022 - Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has acknowledged there will be “terrible consequences” if general practice continues ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2022
Bulk billing ‘on verge of collapse’
5 August 2022 - Doctors have warned that the nation is facing the “collapse of bulk billing” in general practice, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Seven years ago I ditched my private hospital cover. This is why I’m now getting it back.
4 August 2022 - Seven years ago I called my private health company and told them I was done. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Bupa, Ramsay fight puts pressure on customers and Health Minister Mark Butler
3 August 2022 - Mark Butler finds himself in an uncomfortable position after Australia’s biggest private hospital operator Ramsay terminated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2022
Lowest drug plan premium does not always mean lowest cost for you
26 July 2022 - Before Medicare, you probably had coverage through an employer group health plan. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jul 2022
Health Ministers and Health Chief Executives met today in Canberra to discuss priorities for the Australian health system
1 July 2022 - Health Ministers and Health Chief Executives met today in Canberra to discuss priorities for the Australian health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 May 2022
FDA Commissioner Califf says business of health is booming in U.S. but patients’ outcomes aren’t improving
4 May 2022 - At a hearing last month, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf pointed to the fact that the U.S. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 May 2022
More senior Australians to get cheaper health care and medication under $70m Coalition election pitch
2 May 2022 - More self-funded retirees would be able to access cheaper health care and medication under a multi-million-dollar ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Budget 2022-23 – no ‘big bang’ announcements in health
29 March 2022 - Medicines Australia welcomes tonight’s Budget announcements for new PBS listings and on-going COVID-19 measures. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2022
Record investment in the future of Australia's health system
29 March 2022 - The Australian Government is investing in a stronger health system as part of our plan for a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Feb 2022
COVID-19 pandemic sends clear message that Australia must value the long-term health of all Australians
21 February 2022 - Medicines Australia is warning that Australia must act now to ensure that our health system is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Feb 2022
Stabilising health care’s share of the GDP
19 February 2022 - Since the 1980s, policy makers and private health insurers have implemented various interventions aimed at “bending the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2022
Universal health care bill fails to pass in California
1 February 2022 - A bill that would have created the nation's only universal health care system has failed to pass ...