PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS RAKE IN PROFITS AS AUSSIES DITCH THEIR COVER
Thursday, 15 November 2018
Private health insurers are raking in the profits even as more Australians are being forced to abandon their coverage because of ever-increasing costs. The latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority figures show the insurers took in more than $24 billion in revenue from premiums in the year to September 2018 but paid out only $20.4 billion
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GOVERNMENT FORCED TO ACCEPT MY HEALTH RECORD EXTENSION
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
The Morrison Government has been dragged kicking and screaming into accepting an extension to the My Health Record opt-out period. For months, Labor has been calling for an extension in order to get this important reform right. For months, the Liberals have been insisting there was no need for an extension. But in the Senate
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LABOR TO PUSH FOR 12-MONTH DELAY TO MY HEALTH RECORD DEADLINE
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Labor will move in the Senate to delay the opt-out deadline for the My Health Record because the Morrison Government refuses to do so. We will seek crossbench support to amend the Government’s legislation to extend the opt-out period for a further 12 months – in line with a key recommendation of the recent Senate
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SENATE CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND MY HEALTH RECORD OPT-OUT PERIOD
Monday, 12 November 2018
The Senate has today called on the Morrison Government to extend or suspend the opt-out period of the My Health Record. A motion co-sponsored by Labor Senator Murray Watt passed the Senate on Monday with strong support from the crossbench. The motion calls on the government to “extend or suspend the opt-out period until the
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GOVERNMENT ADOPTS LABOR’S MY HEALTH RECORD RESCUE PLAN – BUT MUST EXTEND OPT OUT
Wednesday, 07 November 2018
The Liberals are finally moving to clean up their My Health Record mess – by adopting Labor’s proposed changes – but they still need to act and extend the opt-out period. This has been an absolute debacle and Australians need more time to understand the changes. These changes have been made with only days left
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GOVERNMENT MUST DETAIL MY HEALTH RECORD PLANS
Tuesday, 06 November 2018
First the Liberals botched the My Health Record rollout – and now they’ve botched their own clean up job. Nearly four months after public controversy first erupted – and with less than 10 days to go until the opt-out period ends – we still don’t know what the Government is planning to do to fix
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MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS MAKE MILLIONS OFF MORRISON’S MEDICARE REVIEW
Monday, 05 November 2018
Management consultants are making millions off Scott Morrison’s Medicare review – but the benefits to ordinary Australians struggling with out-of-control health care costs are yet to materialise. Mr Morrison must explain why he thinks showering McKinsey with $20 million to help him find new Medicare savings is a good use of taxpayers’ money. He must
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THALIDOMIDE SURVIVORS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES
Friday, 02 November 2018
Australia’s thalidomide survivors will share their stories of pain and struggle during the first hearing of a Labor-initiated Senate inquiry on Friday. Labor asked the Senate to establish the inquiry to examine what support has been given to thalidomide survivors to date – and what more we could potentially do. Thalidomide was a drug used
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MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION AUSTRALIANS OPT OUT OF MY HEALTH RECORD
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
More than 1.1 million Australians have now opted out of the My Health Record following the Government’s botched rollout – but the Liberals are still refusing to say what they’re planning to do to restore public trust in this important reform. Under Labor questioning in Senate estimates on Wednesday, the Australian Digital Health Agency revealed
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LABOR’S INVESTMENT IN OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH
Sunday, 21 October 2018
TANYA PLIBERSEK MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTER FOR WOMEN MEMBER FOR SYDNEY CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT LABOR’S INVESTMENT IN OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH A Shorten Labor Government will build on its commitment to ovarian cancer research by matching the fundraising target for the Silver Lining
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