Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 and two related bills

5 August 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-122-2

View the report as a single document - (PDF 688KB)

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Membership of the Committee	(PDF 5KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 15KB)
Background Purpose of the bills Conduct of the inquiry Outline of the report
Chapter 2 - The bills	(PDF 44KB)
Background Chart 2.1: Payments under the Private Health Insurance Act 1998 The bills' measures Table 2.1: The bill's measures Table 2.2: Impact on cost from the bill's measures Support for the bill
Chapter 3 - The impact of the bills	(PDF 158KB)
The bills' impact on different income groups The bills' impact on private health fund membership and the level of cover Table 3.1: Effect of higher MLS and lower PHI rebate on Tiers 2 and 3 Chart 3.1: Proportion of population (per cent) with PHI, 1997–2008 The impact on the public (and private) hospital system Committee view The process of implementing the means tested rebate
Coalition Senators Dissenting Report	(PDF 99KB)
Additional Comments - By Senator Rachel Siewert, the Australian Greens	(PDF 39KB)
Appendix 1 - Submissions received by the Committee	(PDF 8KB)
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings	(PDF 10KB)
Appendix 3 - Modelling effect of incentives (PDF only)	(PDF 281KB)
Appendix 4 - Medicare Levy Surcharge and Private Health Insurance Rebate Changes (PDF only)	(PDF 62KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3515
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5829
Email:	community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au