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What to expect from tonight’s federal budget: Health and cost of living relief

Nursing Review

As per recent announcements, it is expected that we will see money committed to the reduction of most Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines. The budget is about strengthening Medicare and the election is Australias opportunity to protect it, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on his way into parliament Tuesday. Read more: $8.5B

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Collaborative Arrangement laws scrapped so more nurses can work to full scope

Nursing Review

The laws have historically prevented nurses from providing Medicare subsidised services and prescribing certain medications available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) without a supervising medical practitioner. Nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives will continue to work the same way clinically.

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Healthcare Policy: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Subcategories of health policy include public health, global health, healthcare services, health insurance, mental health and pharmaceuticals. The average cost of a data breach in healthcare was $9.77M in 2024. PowerDMS, Examples of Healthcare Policies, PowerDMS, June 24, 2024, [link] )). How Does Health Policy Impact Patients?

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The Lived Experience of Providing Preventative Caries Care in Missouri Post COVID-19 and Cannabis Legalization

American Nurse

NURSES IN MISSOURI must be able to assess a client’s ability to perform activities of daily living including preventative oral care (Registered Nursing.Org, 2024 ). 2024), dental utilization decreased faster than medical during shelter-in-place (2020) and rebounded more slowly later. According to Choi et al. Participant #2).

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Inflation Reduction Act Imposes Prescription Drug Pricing Reforms

Healthcare Law Insights blog

The Act includes provisions targeting Medicare prescription drug costs, which could have wide-ranging effects for any party involved in the pharmaceutical industry, including drug developers, researchers, manufacturers, distributors, insurance companies, pharmacy associations and consumers. What this means to you.