Item 16525 in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Health Insurance (General Medical Services Table) Regulations 2007

13 November 2008

© Commonwealth of Australia 2008
ISBN 978-1-74229-010-2

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 104KB)
Preface	(PDF 82KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 82KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 141KB)
Terms of reference Conduct of the inquiry Use of terms in evidence Acknowledgment
Chapter 2 - The terms of item 16525	(PDF 291KB)
Introduction The terms of item 16525 The basis on which payments of benefits are made Item 16525 descriptors Procedures under item 16525 Medicare claims under item 16525 Services to which item 16525 applies Improving data reporting The regulatory impact of the disallowance of item 16525 Potential impact of disallowance on private health insurance
Chapter 3 - Effects of disallowance of item 16525: evidence in support of disallowance of item 16525	(PDF 262KB)
Introduction Terms of item 16525 The number of services Effects of disallowing item 16525
Chapter 4 - Effects of disallowance of item 16525: evidence in support of continued funding	(PDF 260KB)
Services provided under item 16525 in Part 3 of the Schedule The effects of disallowing item 16525 Lack of clinical evidence to support disallowance of item 16525
Additional Comments - Senator Hanson-Young	(PDF 102KB)
Additional Comments - Family First	(PDF 132KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information received	(PDF 150KB)
Appendix 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 135KB)

 

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