Report

Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and related bills

13 August 2018

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 25KB)
ABBREVIATIONS	(PDF 7KB)
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 24KB)
Chapter 1 - Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and two related Bills	(PDF 52KB)
Purpose of the Bills Background Provisions of the Bill Key provisions of the A New Tax System Bill and the Medicare Levy Amendment Bill Financial impact Legislative scrutiny Conduct of the inquiry Notes on references
Chapter 2 - Issues	(PDF 146KB)
Schedule 1: Increasing maximum excess levels Schedule 2: Age-based discounts for hospital cover Schedule 3: Private Health Insurance Ombudsman's powers Schedule 4: Transitional provisions relating to the treatment of certain health insurance policies Schedule 5 Part 1: Benefits for travel and accommodation Schedule 5 Part 2: Information requirements Schedule 5 Part 3: Benefit requirements according to class of hospital Schedule 5 Part 4: Closed and terminated products Product design reforms – Gold/Silver/Bronze/Basic
Additional Comments by Labor Party Senators	(PDF 9KB)
Dissenting Report by the Australian Greens	(PDF 25KB)
Increasing maximum excess levels Product design reforms Aged-based discounts Inspection powers Conclusion
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and additional information received by the Committee	(PDF 14KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 10KB)

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