Labor's $2.3b cancer plan risks higher costs
Health expert Stephen Duckett says the opposition has limited the risk of cost blowouts by using the independent Parliamentary Budget Office to design the cancer measures.Â
Medicare freeze end just what the doctor ordered
Determined not to suffer another "Mediscare" election campaign, the Coalition pledges health spending will top $104 billion in the new financial year.
Wearable devices may help prevent stroke
Four hundred and fifty million devices have been sold worldwide, creating huge potential for early diagnosis of dangerous conditions - and for false positives.
Address health costs not just insurance: Medibank
Medibank says private health insurance is not the cause of the long term blowout in health care costs but an effective price taker and a value for money alternative for the taxpayer.
Health reform commission should be 'authoritative'
A new federal government health reform commission should combine successful elements of the Reserve Bank and the Productivity Commission, according to expert Christine Bennett.
Health cover discounts for exercise, diet
Medibank's Living Better app is one of a range of levers the insurer is pulling to arrest the drain of cash-strapped policyholders from the insurer.
Medibank ready to pounce on rivals
Medibank Private is ready to pounce on smaller rival health insurers, with chief executive Craig Drummond predicting smaller players will be challenged by any new premiums environment.
Labor wants permanent health reform commission
Labor will create a permanent health reform commission if it wins this year's federal election, promising to end the boom and bust cycle of government funding and policy development.
Melanoma blazes treatment trail for other cancers
Other cancer patients will benefit if the government agrees to the early use of drugs to treat skin cancer.
Paul Perreault reveals keys to CSL's success
This year has had it all for blood products giant CSL and chief executive Paul Perreault, who shared the five keys to CSL's continued outper...
Better flu shot not for Aussies until 2021
Australians may have to wait until 2021 for CSL's new influenza vaccine, which was found to be 36 per cent more effective in the last US win...
