health spend
Patients spending more in pharmacies
Australians’ healthcare spending is continuing to rise, despite a decline in household spending in September, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia reports Household spending declined by almost 1% in September having …
Patient harm from removal of pathology bulk billing incentives: pathologists
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia has warned that removal of the Bulk Billing Incentive for Pathology services, announced by the Federal Government, is expected to have a detrimental …
Health spending up, but pharmaceuticals spend slows
While spending on health goods and services has increased overall, spending on pharmaceuticals has slowed, despite an increasing number of prescriptions dispensed, according to a report released today by the …
Investing in new medicines pays for itself: report
A new report has found that investing in new medicines pays for itself by reducing other public health expenditure. The modeling, published in The impact of pharmaceutical innovation on premature …
Codeine crackdown could cost $1.27 billion over four years… and more
Upscheduling codeine-containing OTCs could cost upwards of $1.27 billion in MBS outlay alone over the next four years, a new report has found. The Pharmacy Guild engaged Cadence Economics to …