In the media
Medicare levy increase ditched, creating $8 billion NDIS
shortfall
The Government blows an $8 billion hole in the NDIS by ditching
its planned Medicare levy increase, in a move that could make it
easier for the Coalition to explain the expected income tax cuts in
this year's federal budget (25 April 2018).
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AMA Submission to Draft RACGP Standards for Point of
Care Testing
The AMA submission to the RACGP's consultation on their draft
Standards for point of care testing. The AMA has long supported
point of care testing (PoCT) when these services
are conducted within an appropriate quality framework to ensure
patient safety (23 April 2018).
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FSANZ Reminder - check your freezer for recalled
pomegranate product
FSANZ today reminded consumers who may have purchased 180gm
Creative Gourmet frozen pomegranate product from Coles to destroy
any remaining product or return it for a refund. To date nine cases
of hepatitis A with epidemiological evidence indicating a link to
this particular product have been identified (26 April 2018).
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