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The AMA says it has estimated that over the year up until 30 June 2021, there will be almost 28,000 admissions of residents from nursing homes to hospitals that were potentially avoidable.

Australia's COVID-19 national immunisation program experienced a recent setback after a very small number of blood clots in people administered one vaccine but the RACGP is urging patients to get vaccinated once they are eligible.

New research commissioned by HCF has revealed the extent of the role private health insurance has played in the COVID-19 pandemic in supporting ongoing access to preventative health.

The company said more than 7,500 of its health insurance members live in the flood zones around the Hawkesbury-Nepean, Clarence and Hunter rivers.

An international research team led by Monash University has uncovered a new technique it says could speed up recovery from bone replacements by altering the shape and nucleus of individual stem cells.

The consortium has announced they have received ethics approval for an Australian phase one clinical trial of the COVIGEN COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

GMHBA chair, Claire Higgins, said, “Sandy’s knowledge of the community and health care sectors, together with his expertise at a CEO and Executive level will be invaluable to GMHBA."

nib has announced it has marked one year since the launch of its COVID-19 support package that was designed to assist members and the wider community who have been impacted by the pandemic.

An updated report commissioned by private health insurers has shown they pay higher prices for a basket of medical devices than payers in a number of other countries.

The federal government has already extended the telehealth items from the end of September last year to June. Many private health insurers have also extended their coverage during the pandemic to include some healthcare professional telehealth consultations.

An in-depth analysis of the first weeks of Australia's COVID-19 national immunisation program shows the rollout is behind Israel, the US and UK, but broadly in line with the experience of Canada, South Korea and the European Union.

Private Healthcare Australia has marked the annual 1 April premium increase by calling on the federal government to reform medical device pricing in the upcoming 2021-22 Budget.