by Sarah Griffin | Mar 31, 2021 | Medical Devices Reimbursement
The remainder of 2021 will likely see some significant changes in the processes around medical device reimbursement in Australia. Australia has a sophisticated and reasonably funded health care system which provides universal access to its citizens. Citizens can also...
by MedTechnique Consulting | Jul 1, 2019 | Medical Devices Reimbursement
The Prostheses List is the list of surgically implanted devices, human tissue items and other medical devices that Australian private health insurers must pay benefits for. Inclusion on the Prostheses List is critical for commercial success for many medical devices...
by MedTechnique Consulting | May 29, 2018 | Health and Government, Health Insurance, Medical Devices Reimbursement
Australia has a universal healthcare system (Medicare). There is also has a private health insurance option that covers admissions into private hospitals. It is understandable that most Australians who are not health economists (unlike yours truly) would consider...
by MedTechnique Consulting | Nov 2, 2016 | Health and Government, Medical Devices Reimbursement
The cost and value of private health insurance is always a hot topic for consumers. For the past several months there has been a very vocal campaign, mainly in the Murdoch press, highlighting the prices paid by private health insurers for implantable devices included...
by MedTechnique Consulting | Jun 29, 2016 | Health and Government, Health Insurance, Medical Devices Reimbursement
Those of us living in Australia have endured a seemingly interminable, quite boring, election campaign. While health and the Australian Medicare system has been a campaign issue, there has, not surprisingly, been little discussion about medical technology...
by MedTechnique Consulting | May 27, 2016 | Health and Government, Medical Devices Reimbursement
What is the Medicare Rebate Freeze? The Health Minister, Sussan Ley spectacularly bungled the discussion about the Medicare Rebate Freeze this week. This article by Associate Professor Helen Dickinson explains the history of the rebate freeze and the ramifications of...
