Agreement between the Government and the Medical Technology Association of Australia

This agreement will:

• improve access to new medical technology for private insured Australians
• help to make medical devices more affordable.

Under this agreement, the Government intends to:

• support a stable and sustainable medical device sector
• reduce the time to market for medical devices
• ensure Australians have access to safe and cost effective medical devices in the private sector
• improve the Prostheses List arrangements
• recognise superior clinical performance
• support Australian medical technology innovation.

Find out more in the Government's High Level Workplan.

The medical devices industry intends to:

• support the affordability of private health insurance
• take part in and support work with the Government and the Prostheses List Advisory Committee
• acknowledge that changes to improve Prostheses List processes will need to be reflected in changes to cost recovery.

Find out about the hibernation of this agreement as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.