Eli Lilly CEO still wants deal to bring Mounjaro to Australia under PBS
Eli Lilly pharmaceuticals CEO David Ricks says he still wants to reach an agreement with the Australian government…
PBS dispute could see MS patients pay thousands for crucial drugs Ocrevus and Kesimpta
A dispute over how Australia prices medicines has sparked fears 10,000 people with multiple sclerosis will be forced…
More than 3 million Australians over 65 to pay more for private health
More than 3 million Australians aged over 65 will have to pay hundreds of dollars more for their…
Huge win for 2.7 million Aussies
An early mental health support service is now free for Australians to access through a new federal government…
50 per cent of Australians avoid health care they need due to cost, according to Consumers Health Forum report
Sandwiched between the unrelenting pressures of caring for three young children and an aging and sick mother, Ella…
Albanese government bears inflation pressure while premiers spend big, poll well
High-spending premiers remain popular and seemingly impervious to the rising cost-of-living anxiety piling pressure on the Albanese government.…
3,100 aged care patients stranded in hospitals as states again press Commonwealth for action
The states and territories have mobilised to reignite another health battle with the Commonwealth over thousands of stranded…
National medicines database promised after telehealth ‘doctor-shopping’ leads to overdose
Reminders of Alison Collins’s late daughter Erin fill the Melbourne home they once shared. From the family’s loyal…
Weight loss drug Wegovy to be listed on PBS
Wegovy will be heavily subsidised for Australians with severe obesity, who have also experienced a cardiovascular event, like…
Weight loss drug Wegovy to be subsidised for Australians with severe obesity
An Ozempic-like medication is set to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme shortly, saving patients with “severe”…
More than 3,000 aged care patients stuck in hospital beds, new national figures show
The states and territories have launched another coordinated attack on the federal government over public hospital funding, unveiling…
National mental health agreement failing, Productivity Commission finds
A landmark mental health agreement signed by federal, state and territory governments three years ago is failing, a…