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Looking to sell an implantable device in Australia?  Here are some of our tips for a successful reimbursement application.

Looking to sell an implantable device in Australia? Here are some of our tips for a successful reimbursement application.

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...
Cardiac Ablation Catheters included on the March 2019 Prostheses List

Cardiac Ablation Catheters included on the March 2019 Prostheses List

by MedTechnique Consulting | Jul 1, 2019 | Health and Government

The Prostheses List is a list of implantable medical devices for which Australian private health insurers must pay a specific benefit over and above any payment for the associated hospital admission.  While the industry has always been supportive in general of the...
Are Doctor’s Fees Threatening Private Health Insurance in Australia?

Are Doctor’s Fees Threatening Private Health Insurance in Australia?

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...
One Big Thing not to overlook if you are completing an initial application to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)

One Big Thing not to overlook if you are completing an initial application to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)

by MedTechnique Consulting | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized

Manufacturers of innovative technology are often eager to have the medical procedure for their new technology included on the Australian Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS).  This is the list of procedures, tests and consultations which the Australian Medicare System will...
Cardiac Ablation Catheters included on the March 2019 Prostheses List

Prostheses List Reform Update

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...

Physician Reimbursement Australia – Changes to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) Application processes.

by MedTechnique Consulting | Aug 25, 2016 | Uncategorized

The Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) is the body that advises the Australian Minister for Health on evidence relating to the safety, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new medical technologies and procedures. In order for a doctor or other health...

Will there be any changes in the Australian Medical Device Market Post Election?

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...

Further Reading May 2016 Newsletter

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...

How Efficient Are Public Hospitals?

by MedTechnique Consulting | May 27, 2016 | Health and Government

  In all the election hype around Medicare rebate freezes and black holes in hospital funding, things that seem to be working well are often overlooked. In 2011 a National Health Reform agreement was signed by all states, territories and the Commonwealth which...

Private Health Insurance Premiums Increasing

by MedTechnique Consulting | Apr 4, 2016 | Health Insurance

There has been continuing media coverage around the value of private health insurance in the wake of the latest proposed increases. This article in the Sydney Morning Herald argues the case for opting out. Read more
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