Private Health Ministerial Advisory Committee
This committee looked at all aspects of private health insurance and provided advice about reforms to the Australian Government.
Role
The role of the committee was to advise the Government about reforms, including:
- easy-to-understand categories of health insurance
- standard definitions for medical procedures
- meeting the needs of people living in rural and remote areas
For full details, see the Terms of Reference and Work Plan on the National Library Web Archive.
Members
Role |
Name |
Organisation |
|
Chair |
Dr Jeffrey Harmer AO |
|
|
Member |
Mr Ian Yates AM |
Council of the Ageing (COTA) |
|
Member |
Dr Rachel David |
Private Healthcare Australia |
|
Member |
Mr Matthew Koce |
Members Health Fund Alliance |
|
Member |
Mr Michael Roff |
Australian Private Hospitals Association |
|
Member |
Mr Toby Hall |
Catholic Health Australia |
|
Member |
Ms Jane Griffiths |
Day Hospitals Australia |
|
Member |
Ms Anne Trimmer |
Australian Medical Association |
|
Member |
Mr Philip Truskett AM |
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
|
Member |
Mr Marcus Dripps |
Allied Health Professions Australia |
|
Member |
Mr Ian Burgess |
Medical Technology Association of Australia |
|
Member |
Mr Garry Richardson |
Independent expert |
If the core members agree, they can invite others to join the group as needed.
Meetings
View the meeting summaries on the National Library Web Archive:
- Meeting Number 1 — 29 September 2016
- Meeting Number 2 — 9 November 2016
- Meeting Number 3 — 7 December 2016
- Meeting Number 4 — 1 February 2017
- Meeting Number 5 — 22 February 2017
- Meeting Number 6 — 15 March 2017
- Meeting Number 7 — 4 April 2017
- Meeting Number 8 — 10 May 2017
- Meeting Number 9 — 14 June 2017
- Meeting Number 10 — 7 September 2017
- Meeting Number 11 — 8 November 2017
- Meeting Number 12 — 13 February 2018
- Meeting Number 13 — 11 April 2018
- Additional meeting, Product Design — 14 May 2018
- Meeting Number 14 — 19 June 2018
- Meeting Number 15 — 11 September 2018
- Meeting Number 16 — 4 December2018
Working groups
View details of the working groups on the National Library Web Archive:
- Improved Models of Care Working Group
- Contracting and Default Benefits Working Group
- Information Provision for Consumers Working Group
- Clinical Definitions Working Group
- Risk Equalisation Working Group