Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012

[1]        House of Representatives Hansard, 28 November 2012, p. 13655.

[2]        Department of Health and Ageing, Lifetime Health Cover, available from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-privatehealth-lhc-providers-general.htm, accessed: 14 January 2013.

[3]        Department of Health and Ageing, Lifetime Health Cover, available from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-privatehealth-lhc-providers-general.htm, accessed: 14 January 2013.

[4]        House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 28 November 2012, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, p. 12.

[5]        House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 28 November 2012, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, p. 13.

[6]        House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 28 November 2012, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, pp 12–13.

[7]        House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 28 November 2012, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, p. 12.

[8]        House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 28 November 2012, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, p. 13.

[9]        House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 28 November 2012, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, p. 13.

Chapter 2 - Key issues relating to the Bill

[1]        Ms Cahill, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 21.

[2]        Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Submission 3, p. 1.

[3]        Ms Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 1.

[4]        Department of Health and Ageing, Private Health Insurance – Glossary of commonly used terms, available from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-privatehealth-consumers-glossary.htm, accessed: 20 February 2013.

[5]        Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Submission 3, p. 1.

[6]        GMHBA Limited, Submission 1, p. 1.

[7]        Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 2.

[8]        Mr Fawns, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 16.

[9]        Ms Cahill, A/g First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 18.

[10]      HBF, Submission 10, p. 2.

[11]      Ms Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 4.

[12]      GMHBA Limited, Submission 1, p. 1.

[13]      GMHBA Limited, Submission 1, p. 2.

[14]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 2.

[15]      Mr Martin, Consultant, Australian Osteopathic Association, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 9.

[16]      GMHBA Limited, Submission 1, p. 2.

[17]      GMHBA Limited, Submission 1, p. 3.

[18]      Mr Martin, Consultant, Australian Osteopathic Association, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, pp 9, 12–13.

[19]      Ms Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 2.

[20]      Amanda Biggs, Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 Bills Digest, No. 66 2012–13, p. 8, http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/legislation/billsdgs/2209883/upload_binary/2209883.pdf;fileType=application%2Fpdf#search=%22legislation/billsdgs/2209883%22 (accessed 25 February 2013)

[21]      Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 16.

[22]      Mr Fawns, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 20.

[23]      Mr Fawns, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 20.

[24]      Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Submission 3, p. 2.

[25]      Mr Fawns, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 20.

[26]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 2; Australian Physiotherapy Association, Submission 8, p. 2.

[27]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 3.

[28]      Mr Fawns, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 20.

[29]      Mr Fawns, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 22.

[30]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Submission 3, Australian Osteopathic Association, Submission 9, GMHBA Limited, Submission 1.

[31]      GMHBA Limited, Submission 1, p. 2.

[32]      Mr Martin, Consultant, Australian Osteopathic Association, Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 14.

Coalition Senators' Dissenting Report

[1]        Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 2, p. 2.

[2]        Leo Shanahan, 'Scrap health rebate: Treasury', The Age, 24 February 2009, p. 1.

[3]        Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 4.

[4]        Private Healthcare Australia, Submission 6, p. [2].

[5]        Private Healthcare Australia, Submission 6, p. [2].

[6]        GMBHA, Submission 1, p. [1].

[7]        Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 2.

[8]        HBF, Submission 10, p. [1].

[9]        GMBHA, Submission 1, p. [1].

[10]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 2.

[11]      Private Healthcare Australia, Submission 6, pp. [1–2].

[12]      HBF, Submission 10, p. [1].

[13]      Department of Health and Ageing, Submission 2, p. 4.

[14]      Private Healthcare Australia, Submission 6.

[15]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 3.

[16]      Private Healthcare Australia, Submission 6, p. [1].

[17]      HBF, Submission 10, p. [1].

[18]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 1.

[19]      Ms Bennett, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 6.

[20]      GMBHA, Submission 1, p. [2].

[21]      Ms Bennett, Consumers Health Forum of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 2.

[22]      GMBHA, Submission 1, p. [3].

[23]      Mr Fawns, DoHA, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, p. 20.

[24]      Mr Fawns, DoHA, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 February 2013, pp. 19, 22.

[25]      Hirmaa, Submission 4, p. 3.