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The 'Dispatched' Podcast

The 'Dispatched' Podcast

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BioPharmaDispatch - discussing the issues impacting the Australian biopharmaceutical and life sciences sectors with Paul Cross and Felicity McNeill.

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Politics & Government
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  • The 'Dispatched' Podcast - 16 May 2025
    May 16 2025

    A busy two weeks with an election and the addition of disability and the NDIS to the health portfolio. What does it mean? The credulous reflex response to comparisons between the US and Australian health systems. Why is denying access and out-of-pocket costs in Australia better than what happens in the US?

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    1 hr
  • The Dispatched 'Week in Review' Podcast - 2 May
    May 2 2025

    What is the balance between building national sovereignty in health and protecting patient safety and community confidence in new technologies? Do we need to be careful? An election brings back memories of 'future' funds past.

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    40 mins
  • The Dispatched Podcast 'Week/s in Review' - 24 April
    Apr 23 2025

    The health election debate mainly was about bulk-billing, so we discussed why commit so many billions of dollars to an uncertain outcome. New bureaucracies are rarely the solution to anything, the challenge of faster funded access to new health technologies when advisory committees appear very opposed, and the complexity of weight-loss therapies presents an opportunity.

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    52 mins

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