Inquiries
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.
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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
Kaijin Kenisciehad (PDF - 8k)
Submission 114 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission The standard off the people's health is directly relevant to the health of the nation. Therefore the Health system MUST have a Public Agency. That Agency is Medicare, privatisation will render more people without health care and
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Dr Marion Pickard (PDF - 25k)
Submission 102 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission To the Productivity Commission,. I am a General Practitioner in a mixed socioeconomic neighbourhood and every working day I see people who cannot afford to pay extra to see the doctor and sometimes go without important medications
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Terry Wall (PDF - 8k)
Submission 110 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Brief submission Rule Number One:. Governments should never privatize anything that has the faintest odor of MONOPOLY. Health is actually a MONOPOLY as there is no alternative. If someone discovered a seriously effective answer to the Unsustainable,
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
Miriam McCluskey (PDF - 56k)
Submission 64 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Medicare equals care for all. It is a basic right for rich or poor. Without Medicare being in public hands poorer people the elderly young families and the chronically ill will not be able to afford timely health care. Without affordable quality
Date received: 25 Jul 2016
James Miller (PDF - 56k)
Submission 62 for Identifying Sectors For Reform View full list
Regardless of the cost, medicare must remain in the hands of government and public servants, who are motivated only by the public good they can offer, rather than revenue or profit. Too often I see the service delivered by private companies - health
Date received: 25 Jul 2016