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Public inquiries and commissioned studies give the opportunity for all points of view in the community to be heard and considered. All individuals, firms, groups and organisations with an interest in an inquiry can participate in the inquiry.

Natalie Stevens (PDF - 75k)

Submission 205 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Brief submission I am opposed to the privatisation of our community services as running them for profit has the potential to money away from the most vulnerable people in our society and is a conflict of interest. The not for profit and public

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

Michelle Ricketts (PDF - 55k)

Submission 84 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


The government is voted into power by the people and it is up to the government to look after the people and provide basic health and hospital services for them. Medicare is needed to ensure everyone has access to drs and hospitals. In many cases,

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

Helen Day (PDF - 75k)

Submission 156 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Brief submission I work in rural communities and private sector podiatrists will not come out here to serve the local communities because they don't make any money. We must keep Medicare out of private hands because profits will rule and there will

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

John Brell (PDF - 31k)

Submission 51 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Hand off our medicare system, it works a lot better than the American model. A wealth of historical and international evidence tells us that increasing the presence of private providers in our public healthcare system will undermine the quality and

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

Dr Gwyn Jolley (PDF - 58k)

Submission 72 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Medicare must be protected from privatisation. Any introduction of profit driven health care threatens our excellent universal health care system and will lead to a two tier system and inequity in health outcomes. There is overwhelming evidence from

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

Linley Marshall (PDF - 76k)

Submission 195 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Brief submission Letting private providers into Medicare could see for-profit companies making critical decisions about who gets treated and how. This would lead to a two-tiered system where those with the financial means receive preferential

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

Dr Michael Schien (PDF - 32k)

Submission 52 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


A free, effective and universally accessible health care system is a foundation for any civilised society. Organising healthcare around profit results in distortions, inefficiencies, and the neglect of basic preventative measures in favour of high

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

William Cluney (PDF - 8k)

Submission 112 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Brief submission Letting private providers into Medicare could see for-profit companies making critical decisions about who gets treated and how. This would lead to a two-tiered system where those with the financial means receive preferential

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

Barbara Gruner (PDF - 76k)

Submission 187 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Brief submission Letting private providers run Medicare could result in a two-tier medical system where only those with money could afford adequate treatment and more remote areas might not be able to get the GPs they need. Profit-driven health care

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

Robert Melvin (PDF - 25k)

Submission 106 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list


Brief submission As an Emergency doctor working in a busy public hospital I already encounter many patients who cannot afford to go to a GP. I fear that any form of privatisation of services, which will always result in an increased cost to the

Date received: 25 Jul 2016

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