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Latest news and updates from the Australian Doctors' Federation
ADF Annual General Meeting Notice
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Doctors’ Federation Limited will be held on Wednesday 15 December 2021
Victorian information sharing Bill a threat to privacy
The Victorian Government’s Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2021 was rushed through its first parliamentary vote on 14 October 2021, raising many unanswered questions for patients and health care professionals in that state.
Vale John Allan Buntine
John attended Melbourne High School where, in the final year, he gained the Exhibition in Biology, first class honors in Physics and Chemistry and a Senior State Government Scholarship in addition to a Commonwealth Scholarship to attend the University of Melbourne...
APF: Too late? The new normal, State government slurps up all patient information
The Victorian government acts in haste to pass health database law, the community will repent at leisure. The Bill links all patient medical and health information through a single portal, to be shared between authorised end-users, decided and controlled by the Secretary of the Department of Health.
Rushed VIC Government Health Database Law Raises More Questions Than Answers
on 13 October 2021 raising lots of unanswered questions for patients, their families and their health care professionals,
Honeysuckle Health: ACCC draft decision cannot stand
The Australian Doctors Federation and many other medical professionals and associations are dismayed at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Draft Determination (ACCC-DD) regarding the Honeysuckle Health (HH) proposal, prompting numerous submissions.
Managed Care In the USA – a doctor’s experience
Dr Brown is an established Expat MD, which helps US doctors settle in Australia and New Zealand. In this video Dr Brown explains how the US managed care system impacts on the way doctors practise.
Submission acknowledgement – Administration of registration and notifications by AHPRA and related entities
Thank you for your submission to this inquiry into the Administration of registration and notifications by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and related entities under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. The committee has accepted your submission and allocated it submission number 2
Big health insurer nib anticipates a huge payday
Big health insurer nib anticipates a huge payday this financial year and instead of repaying members fees as others have done, they are pocketing the extra cash and boasting about record profits. Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) CEO Michael Roff said...
Managed Care in Australia
Webinar organised by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) on 12 May 2021. Presenters are Dr Omar Khorshid (Federal President of the AMA), Dr Aniello Iannuzzi (Chairman of ADF) & Mr Stephen Milgate AM (CEO ADF & COPS)
Honeysuckle deal sounds sweet, but there’s a sting
Despite widespread opposition to managed care in Australia, the ACCC has green-lit a controversial health fund buying group.
Anaesthetists Warn Against Threat of Managed Care
The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) is concerned that the health insurance industry’s push for Managed Care is gaining ground in Australia. In a draft determination released 21 May, the ACCC favours (with conditions) a proposal from Honeysuckle Health (HH)...