US Style Managed Care Proposal by Cigna & Honeysuckle NIB
Health fund NIB has joined with US Managed Care behemoth CIGNA to introduce US Style Managed Care into Australia. The potential repercussions for the Australian healthcare system are significant - The scope for quality private practice work is likely to diminish, with...
Honeysuckle (NIB & Cigna) Introducing US Style Managed Care to Australia
Australian healthcare as we know it is under threat - NIB (under the Honeysuckle group) has made a submission to the ACCC to be allowed to run US-style managed health care. Here's an experience from a doctor who used to practice in the US...
Preserving The Australian Healthcare System
The Australian System has served us all very well and we need to preserve control over who has the final decision in patient care. Currently the decision of patient care is made between the Patient and the Doctor and this is how it should be. In US managed care the...
What & Why is US Managed Care a problem?
Managed Care is the biggest threat to the doctor-patient relationship in a generation. We must resist US Managed Care to preserve and protect all of us who believe in and value our healthcare system. US Managed Care is an alternative model of healthcare where the...
Your Health, Your Choice: Say No to US Managed Health Care
US Managed Care is a health system where the insurer controls who you see, what level of treatment your receive & where you will be seen. In Australia it's your health, your body, your choice and your decision. Support Anti-Managed Care Legislation and Preserve...
US Managed Care Threatens Australian Health Care
US style managed care threatens the independence of Australian Doctors & the Independence of Patients. There should be no 3rd wheel in patient care - Insurers should not be allowed to dictate the type and level of care patients receive. Preserving Australian...
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