Media Releases
Swan’s Assault on Private Health Hurts Older Australians
The Private Health Insurance Industry’s peak body, the Australian Health Insurance Association, says the new Intergenerational Report demonstrates more than…
AHIA 2009 Conference – Private Health Insurance: Investing in the Future
The future of Private Health Insurance in Australia, the implementation of Clinical Guidelines in patient treatment and the non‐payment of…
Private Health – A Safer Option
The Australian Health Insurance Association says the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report provides further evidence that the Government’s proposal to dismantle…
Clinically Equivalent “No-Gap” Prostheses
The medical device manufacturing industry is causing unnecessary concern among Australia’s private insured patients over changes to the August 2009…
Senate Report Ignores the Facts
The Senate Community Affairs Committee Report into the Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill, 2009, predictably ignores the impact which…
Forcing More Australians Onto Public Hospital Waiting Lists Is Not An “Insignificant” Matter
In introducing legislation into the Parliament this morning to means-test the 30% Rebate on private health insurance, the Minister for…