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MSIA warns of "serious unintended" consequences from the proposed changes.

Health technology companies are calling for fairer procurement processes and improved funding, according to a report by the Medical Software Industry...

The surveyed companies overwhelmingly reported that the federal government stifles innovation.

The government’s National Aged Care Advisory Council has launched this week with 17 members to provide expert advice to on aged care issues almost five months after the expected start date.

But the use of private contractors and the lack of transparency from government is obstructing attempts at accountability over other elements of the program, including logistics, planning and communication failures. Questions about the rollout are referred to the health department by the contractors but the department claims information is commercial-in-confidence when asked about its contracts. The government initially promised 4m Australians would be vaccinated by the end of March but missed that target by about 3.4m people. Problem areas include the aged care rollout, which was designed to...