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Critics say Australia's private health insurance system is broken. Here's what they say we can do to fix it

It's a question many Australians are asking when confronted with their private health insurance payments these days: Why are the premiums so high? The answer is complex.

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Coroner criticises Launceston General Hospital over patient care, again

A coroner criticises the actions of staff at the Launceston General Hospital after a patient died just hours after being discharged — the latest in a series of damning findings, with the AMA warning the emergency department is "in crisis".

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AMA offers grim report on SA hospitals

The Australian Medical Association has handed down a grim report on the performance of South Australian hospitals.

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Destiny Kynuna wants more First Nations people to study and work in health care

She can see the difference her presence as an Indigenous healthcare worker can make in providing culturally appropriate care.

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Releasing COVID numbers for regional WA could be 'counterproductive', AMA WA warns

The Australian Medical Association WA says while it is "not appropriate" to release specifics about where COVID-19 cases are in regional areas, people will need the information soon.

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North Queensland Pharmacy Scope Practice Pilot will put vulnerable patients at risk, doctors say

Queensland's peak Indigenous health body has become the fourth medical group to walk away from a controversial scheme that would dramatically expand the responsibilities of pharmacists in the state.

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The American Medical Association Should Help Patients. Instead, It's Policing Language.

Protectionist policies are why the U.S. has few physicians and high prices.

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NT government defends surprise border rule changes as AMA calls for disaster declaration in Alice Springs

NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles defends recent changes to the territory's border rules, saying they will allow police and health resources to be focused on where they are needed most.

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Visiting hours cut at Perth hospitals as COVID detected at Hollywood hospital, Amana Living

Visiting hours have been reduced at Perth hospitals as COVID impacts another aged care provider, as two staff members from Hollywood Private Hospital test positive to the virus.

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Doctors launch hospital funding campaign

The Australian Medical Association has launched a campaign calling for more public hospital funding, putting pressure on politicians in an election year.

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Vaccine protest as doctors launch campaign

The prime minister says he understands the concerns of anti-vaccination protesters, as the AMA launches a campaign for more public hospital funding.

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Exclusive-EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency -source

The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce financial support for nascent efforts to set up an African medicines regulator to boost the continent's drugs and vaccine production, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

Doctors push to clear Australia’s elective surgery backlog but ‘exhausted’ nurses want pause to continue

Surgeons say urgent plan needed to restore elective surgery and blanket suspensions should only be a last resort

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AMA Victoria raises 'serious concerns' about workplace culture issues at Goulburn Valley Health

The association says in the past year, there's been a 'rapid escalation' in reports of staff mistreatment at the Shepparton hospital.

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WA health industry pressures, 5-year contracts forcing out much-needed workers, says AMA

Workers like Sharifah Nakintu are abandoning WA Health jobs just when they're needed most and her concerns are echoed by industry leaders, including the AMA.

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West Australians who return positive RATs directed to public COVID clinics, AMA calls for change

The AMA says it is time for WA to start separating people who have returned positive RATs from those getting PCR tests to stay safe as cases rise in the state.

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COVID updates: WA Premier says border decision right call for the state — As it happened

WA Premier Mark McGowan acknowledges his decision to keep WA's borders shut "upsets some people", but says it's the right call.

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Mark McGowan announces delay to WA border opening amid fears Omicron will 'cripple' state

Premier Mark McGowan's decision to delay the WA border reopening has drawn mixed reactions, with businesses describing it as "devastating", while the WA boss of the AMA says it will give hospitals time to prepare for Omicron.

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Two new local COVID-19 cases recorded in WA, including man who went to Perth hospital

WA records two new local COVID-19 cases, with one attending Fiona Stanley Hospital's emergency department and forcing workers to isolate, as the AMA questions if the Chief Health Officer is being "gagged".

The Guardian - AU

‘A ticking timebomb’: Australian doctors use social media to call for sugar tax on soft drinks

Staggering amount of sugary drinks consumed each year puts Australians at risk of developing major health problems, AMA warns

AAP

SA health system crushed by COVID-19: AMA

South Australia's AMA President Michelle Atchison says the COVID-19 pandemic has "steamrolled and crushed" the state's health system.

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Geraldton Health Campus' emergency department desperate to fill doctor shortage

Geraldton Health Campus' emergency department has a doctor shortage, with the AMA reporting just two of 11 doctor shifts filled over the New Year period.

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