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Funding deal rejected as elderly languish in hospital

Funding deal rejected as elderly languish in hospital

State and territory health ministers have rejected a Commonwealth public hospital funding offer, as an ageing population stretches the system beyond capacity.

Weight loss drugs could get cheaper from next year

Weight loss drugs could get cheaper from next year

Weight loss drugs could get cheaper from next year

Weight loss drugs could get cheaper from next year

The government is considering expanding taxpayer subsidies for Ozempic-style drugs, despite concerns about possible side-effects.

Coalition support plunges further amid climate fighting

Coalition support plunges further amid climate fighting

Coalition support plunges further amid climate fighting

Coalition support plunges further amid climate fighting

A dire poll is putting Opposition Leader Sussan Ley under pressure as the coalition thrashes out its approach to energy and climate change.

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GP calculator tool to help bolster bulk-billing rates

GP calculator tool to help bolster bulk-billing rates

More working-class people may be able to afford a visit to the doctor as the government claims nine out of 10 appointments will be bulk-billed by 2030.

Fax machine to AI: urgent call to modernise health care

Fax machine to AI: urgent call to modernise health care

Health and aged care spending is projected to exceed 10 per cent of Australia's GDP by 2062, risking poorer service quality and burdening young workers.

Bulk billing claims ignore consequences of COVID

Bulk billing claims ignore consequences of COVID

The coalition says falling bulk-billing rates show Medicare has become weaker under Labor, but that's not the full story.

Election fever: PM off to Canberra but only for a party

Election fever: PM off to Canberra but only for a party

Labor has ramped up its messaging on health as the prime minister teased reporters about rising expectations an election could be called within days.

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Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

With a federal election looming, an expert warns it will take more than a rate cut and a health promise to turn the political tides in Labor's favour.

Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges

Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges

Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges

Medicare the winner as parties match funding pledges

Healthcare funding is to receive a certain boost with both major parties pledging to spend billions of dollars as they prepare for the federal election.

Push to expand Medicare for better mental health access

Push to expand Medicare for better mental health access

Push to expand Medicare for better mental health access

Push to expand Medicare for better mental health access

Australians could have improved access to mental health support under a Greens election proposal to shore up the psychology workforce and expand Medicare.

Armistice: NSW nurses strike interim wage deal

Armistice: NSW nurses strike interim wage deal

Armistice: NSW nurses strike interim wage deal

Armistice: NSW nurses strike interim wage deal

Nurses have struck an interim pay deal with the NSW government, pausing their industrial action as the union continues negotiations on a final wage outcome.

Call for support as eye care becomes too dear for many

Call for support as eye care becomes too dear for many

Call for support as eye care becomes too dear for many

Call for support as eye care becomes too dear for many

Australians without private health insurance need more support for eye care with about one in four patients unable to afford treatment, researchers say.

Insurers on notice to cough up for full hospital bills

Insurers on notice to cough up for full hospital bills

Insurers on notice to cough up for full hospital bills

Insurers on notice to cough up for full hospital bills

Some private health insurers only pay half the cost of a patient's public hospital stay, slugging state taxpayers $150 million each year.

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

More doctors are choosing general practice, a development described as the "green shoots of recovery", as bulk-billing rates across the country begin to rise.

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Bulk billing bump welcomed but calls echo for reforms

An increase in bulk billing rates has been welcomed by patients and medical groups but those with chronic illnesses are warning more needs to be done.

Blood cancer drug could replace lifelong HIV medication

An existing blood cancer drug has shown promise in killing ‘silent’ HIV cells and delaying reinfections, with a clinical trial to begin next year.

Homebirths to be introduced at Royal Women's Hospital

Victoria's publicly funded homebirth program will be expanded to three extra hospitals, including the Royal Women's Hospital, the state government says.

Doctors lobby to lose veto on Medicare oversight body

The Australian Medical Association will no longer have to approve the director of the Medicare oversight body under new laws introduced to parliament.

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