In this week's episode, the discussion focuses on Health Minister Mark Butler's address at an event in Sydney and its invocation of history as the framework for pending negotiations over HTA reforms and PBS pricing. Also, strange comments by one senior official about evidence in healthcare decision-making send a clear signal about some of the thinking that might impact the next one to two years. …
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