Mandala Partners：2023年澳大利亚手术附加费：澳大利亚人通过《医疗设备处方清单》支付过多的医疗设备费用报告（英文版）

Australia pays some of the highest prices in the world for medical devices through the Prescribed List of Medical Devices (PL). Australia’s spending on medical devices through the PL since 2006 has grown three times faster than inflation. Prices of medical devices on the PL are much higher in Australia compared to an aggregate of eight peer countries, including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and France. Australia pays 70 per cent more through the PL than New Zealand for a hip replacement st