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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)...
Managed care is a bad investment for Oklahoma
The state has already been providing high-quality, low-cost Medicaid for years; the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has a decades-long track record of excellence in efficiency and effectiveness
Administration of registration and notifications by the AHPRA
Administration of registration and notifications by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and related entities under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
Yet Another Senate Inquiry into AHPRA
Last month, another senate inquiry was launched into AHPRA’s practices following previous inquiries in 2017 and 2011. Submissions are due for this latest inquiry on 30th April, and more information about it can be found here:...
Honeysuckle Health proposal is thin end of disastrous wedge
Originally posted Insight WHILE most of us were organising ourselves for our first COVID-19 Christmas, others were boldly plotting a major paradigm shift in our health care system. On Christmas Eve 2020, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...
RACGP Award Winner Dr Aniello Iannuzzi
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is pleased to announce that Clinical Associate Professor Aniello Iannuzzi has won the RACGP NSW/ACT General Practice Supervisor of the Year award.