Private Healthcare Australia is pushing the federal government to adopt a national procurement and pricing system for medical devices comparable to the PBS for prescription medicines and state-based hospital purchasing schemes.
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Latest News Insurers push for national medical device procurement model December 11, 2018
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Latest News Updated healthcare variation atlas December 11, 2018The 'Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation' has revealed new information on how having private health insurance can impact patient access to health care and outcomes.
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Latest News Bupa Foundation recognises immune system researcher December 11, 2018Dr Jennifer Huynh of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute has won the 2018 Bupa Health Foundation Emerging Health Researcher Award for her research focused on identifying new therapies for colorectal cancer using the immune system.
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Latest News Choice the key for customers December 6, 2018Medibank is working to provide its customers with greater choice in where their healthcare is delivered, says CEO Craig Drummond.
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Latest News nib marks one year of customer-focused chatbot December 6, 2018The insurer has marked one year of its online platform designed to help its customers as the first point of resolution and by directing them to the right information.
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Latest News MTPConnect welcomes new government funding December 6, 2018The Morrison government has renewed funding to its six industry growth centres, including MTPConnect, for a further two years.
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Latest News HBF takes over naming rights from nib December 6, 2018HBF has assumed naming rights sponsorship of Perth’s rectangular stadium from nib.
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Latest News Greg Hunt 'hopeful' on patient 'harvesting' December 3, 2018Health minister Greg Hunt says he is hopeful of making progress on states and territories 'harvesting' privately insured patients as a revenue-raising mechanism.
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