10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDIBANK»
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Medibank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Medibank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Solving the Health Care Problem: How Other Nations Succeeded ...
In spite of these claims, Fraser promised to maintain the Medibank program if
elected. However, once Fraser's Liberal/National Country coalition was elected,
economic policy was used to justify imme- diate changes in Medibank and, over
the ...
2
Making Medicare: The Politics of Universal Health Care in ...
health insurance product they were allowed to opt out of Medibank and avoid
paying the Medibank levy. However, in 1976, the government also removed
subsidies for private health insurance, along with the supplementary
Commonwealth ...
Anne-Marie Boxall, James Gillespie, 2013
3
Corporate Governance in the Common-Law World: The Political ...
The Labor Party pressed ahead with its “Medibank” program, which was
ultimately enacted in August 1974 over stiff opposition from the Australian
Medical Association. The precursor to the current Medicare system, Medibank
took effect in July ...
Christopher M. Bruner, 2013
4
Howard's Fourth Government: Australian Commonwealth ...
privatised Medibank can deliver lower management expenses and can look to
expand into new business areas, lowering its average costs across the business.
(AAP 2006b) The opposition opposed the sale, arguing that the floating of ...
Chris Aulich, Roger Llewellyn Wettenhall, 2008
5
Understanding the Australian Health Care System
The Earle Page scheme was eventually replaced in 1975 by Medibank, which
had been Australian Labor Party (ALP) policy since about 1969. The Medibank
scheme covered the entire population, replaced a multiplicity of relatively ...
Eileen Willis, Louise Reynolds, Keleher Helen, 2012
6
Official Year Book of the Commonwealth of Australia
National Health Benefits Following a comprehensive review of Medibank (see
Year Book No. 61, pages 450-451), the Commonwealth Government decided to
modify the operations of the health insurance program with effect from 1 October
...
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1970
7
Official Year Book of Australia No. 60, 1974
Private insurance coverage is available from registered hospital benefits
organisations to cover these fees. Private doctors' fees have attracted Medibank
medical benefits. Patients in private hospitals also have their accommodation
subsidised ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics
8
Health Care and Public Policy: An Australian Analysis
Medibank. After the victory of the Labor party at the 1972 federal election, the
Whitlam government, which had featured health policies in its election campaign,
set about implementing a health insurance program that incorporated the ...
George R. Palmer, Stephanie D. Short, 2000
However, Medibank was supported by the subsequent Fraser Coalition (Australia
) government and became a key feature of Australia's public policy landscape.
The exact structure of Medibank/Medicare, in terms of the size of the rebate to ...
1972: Mr Gough Whitlam, Labor leader of the federal opposition, announces his
policy statement to introduce a national mandatory health insurance scheme (
then known as Medibank, subsequently as Medibank Mark I). The scheme is
based ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDIBANK»
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Medibank is used in the context of the following news items.
Sublease space falls but corporates still shrinking their offices
In Melbourne, subleasing deals by NEC and Porter Davis soaked up 8,400 square metres of space left empty when Medibank moved to a new ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Health insurance premiums to rise by up to 10pc a year
The data is troubling for customers and also for insurers like Medibank Private, Bupa and nib, which are facing slowing revenue growth as ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
Medibank plays hardball over hospital 'mistakes'
Private health insurance giant Medibank is refusing to back down in its contract fight with hospital group Calvary Health Care, arguing it should ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
Medibank involved in 'schoolyard bully' tactics: private hospitals
Private insurance giant Medibank says profit is not behind its push to dramatically reduce hospital costs, after being accused of being a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
Private hospital sector lashes out at Medibank Private for 'strongarm …
The Private Hospitals Association has lashed out at Medibank Private for using what it calls "strongarm tactics" to bully its member into ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
Medibank Private accused of bullying in Calvary Health Care …
Medibank Private has refused to pay for unplanned patient readmissions that occur within a month of surgery and medical needs that result ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
Tasmanian health provider Calvary says Medibank patients could …
Private hospital provider Calvary Health Care is warning Tasmanian Medibank customers they will pay more for medical services if the insurer ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
Hospitals discharging patients unable to cope with their recovery …
A Medibank survey of 1,500 Australians has found only half those discharged from hospital got a written plan about managing their post hospital care, nearly ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
Woolworths Limited, IOOF Holdings Limited, Medibank Private Ltd …
The tide has certainly turned again last year's blockbuster IPO candidate Medibank Private Ltd (ASX: MPL) with numerous analysts now taking ... «Motley Fool Australia, Jul 15»
Medibank Private washes hands of Calvary's dying
Strong-arm tactics by Medibank Private to reduce its hospital costs may push dying patients and the chronically ill on to the struggling public ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
