Report

Private Health Insurance Amendment (GP Services) Bill 2014

4 September 2014

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 25KB)
ABBREVIATIONS	(PDF 9KB)
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 24KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 25KB)
Purpose and key provision Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgement Note on references
Chapter 2 - Key issues	(PDF 78KB)
Role of private health insurance in primary care Potential for a two-tiered Australian health system Spirit and intent of the Act and the Health Insurance Act 1973 Possible unintended consequences of the Bill Term 'private health insurance policies' within the Act Committee view
Labor Senators' Additional Comments	(PDF 10KB)
Greens' Senators Dissenting Report	(PDF 55KB)
Threat to Medicare PHI rationale questionable Unintended Consequences Term 'private health insurance policies' within the Act
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and additional information received by the Committee	(PDF 7KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 9KB)

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