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Costs to be slashed on new endometriosis drug, IVF and contraceptive pill
A contraceptive pill, endometriosis treatment and an IVF drug will be made cheaper to access, in the latest round of…
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Local IV fluid production to increase dramatically amid global shortage
Australian production of IV fluids will ramp-up dramatically under a multimillion-dollar federal government move following months of criticism over its…
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Labor commits to opening 50 new urgent care clinics
A further 50 new urgent care clinics would open around the country under a $644 million election promise from federal…
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Here’s how much your private health insurance is going up by
Health insurance premiums will rise by an average of 3.73 per cent from April after lengthy negotiations between the federal…
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Additional funding for abortion access all but ruled out
Health Minister Mark Butler has all but ruled out additional federal funding to address unresolved issues about abortion access in…
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Minister rejects private health insurers’ proposed premium increases
Health Minister Mark Butler has again ordered private health insurers to go back to the drawing board and come up…
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The ‘secret’ loophole some health insurers are using to raise prices
Health Minister Mark Butler has warned health insurers that if they do not stop using “loophole tactics” to charge Australians…
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Pregnant mothers and newborns to get free access to RSV vaccines
Pregnant mothers and newborn babies in every state will have access to free vaccines for the contagious respiratory virus RSV…
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Labor sets out $95 million to combat potential arrival of deadly bird flu strain H5N1
The looming arrival of a deadly strain of bird flu in Australia has prompted the federal government to set up…
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