Public Hearing – Canberra, Friday 2 February 2007

Inquiry into Private Health Insurance Bill 2006 and related Bills

Public Hearing – Canberra, Friday 2 February 2007

Senate Committee Room 2S1
Parliament House,
CANBERRA

9.00 am - 9.30 am

Mr Ian McAuley (Sub 2)

9.30 am - 10.10 am

Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (Sub 10)
Ms Helen Hopkins, Executive Director

10.10 am - 10.20 am

Break

10.20 am - 11.00 am

Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) (Sub 11)
Mr Michael Roff, Executive Director
Mr Paul Mackey, Director, Policy and Research

11.00 am - 11.40 am

Australian Medical Association (AMA) (Sub 14)
Dr Dana Wainwright, Chair of Council
Mr John O'Dea, Director, Medical Practice Department

11.40 am - 12.20 pm

Australian Health Management Group Limited (ahm) (Sub 6)
Mr Dan Hook, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Greg Rheinberger, Deputy Chief Executive Officer

12.20 pm - 1.15 pm

Lunch

1.15 pm - 2.15 pm

Australian Health Insurance Association (AHIA) (Sub 7)
The Hon Dr Michael Armitage, Chief Executive Officer

Health Insurance Restricted Membership Association of Australia (HIRMAA) (Sub 4)
Mr John Rashleigh, President
Mr Ron Wilson, Executive Director

Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Limited (MBF) (Sub 15)
Dr Christine Bennett, Group Executive, Health and Financial Solutions and Chief Medical Officer
Mr Ian Burningham, Group Executive, Corporate and Capital Management

Australian Unity Limited (Sub 8)
Mr Rohan Mead, Group Managing Director
Mr David Bradley, Manager, Strategic Initiatives

2.15 pm - 3.15 pm

MND Australia (Sub 9)
Ms Carol Birks, National Executive Director

MS Australia (Sub 18)
Ms Sharon Eacott, Advocate

Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) (Sub 5)
Mr Damian Mitch, National Manager
Ms Jenny Kerr, Director

Palliative Care Australia (Sub 3)
Ms Donna Daniell, Chief Executive Officer

3.15 pm - 4.00 pm

Department of Health and Ageing (Sub 16)
Mr David Kalisch, Deputy Secretary
Mr Charles Maskell-Knight, Principal Adviser, Acute Care Division
Ms Penny Shakespeare, Assistant Secretary, Private Health Insurance Branch, Acute Care Division
Ms Belinda Highmore, Director, Broader Health Cover Section, Private Health Insurance Branch, Acute Care Division

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