Fed: Rudd must come clean on Medicare Safety Net: Abbott

AAP General News (Australia);  August 28, 2007 ;     228 words ......Fed: Rudd must come clean on Medicare Safety Net: Abbott SYDNEY, Aug 28 AAP...its position to scrap the Medicare Safety Net, federal Health Minister Tony...their safety net safe? Is the Medicare Safety Net going to be a victim of Kevin...

Fed: New obstetrics charges won't blow out safety net - Costello

AAP General News (Australia);  September 1, 2004 ;     322 words ......out the cost of the Medicare safety net, Treasurer Peter Costello...Costello insisted the safety net was fully costed. "The Medicare safety net has been properly...Costings in relation to the Medicare safety net will be taken into account...

Fed: Costello downplays prospect of safety net blowout

AAP General News (Australia);  September 1, 2004 ;     523 words ......blowout in the cost of the Medicare safety net after the government...Costello insisted the safety net was fully costed. "The Medicare safety net has been properly...Costings in relation to the Medicare safety net will be taken into account...

Fed: Medicare safety net funding missing the target

AAP General News (Australia);  March 11, 2006 ;     382 words ......Australia) 03-11-2006 Fed: Medicare safety net funding missing the target...AAP - Almost 40 per cent of Medicare Safety Net funds are going to private...analysis of five months of Medicare Safety Net expenditure data from July...

Fed: Labor accuses govt of Medicare safety net cover up

AAP General News (Australia);  May 29, 2005 ;     528 words ......Fed: Labor accuses govt of Medicare safety net cover up By Belinda Tasker...up when it knew about the Medicare safety net blowout by failing to release...gone to the election on his Medicare safety net promise if he'd had any inkling...

Fed: Howard defends Medicare safety net

AAP General News (Australia);  June 3, 2005 ;     302 words ......government's cutbacks to the Medicare safety net, but admits it is no...miss out on higher Medicare benefits, after the...patients qualify for the safety net. Health Department...decision to change the safety net thresholds. "You have...Broadcasting. "And we have a ...

Vic: Abbott knew of safety net cost blowouts a year ago: Labor

AAP General News (Australia);  June 6, 2005 ;     368 words ......severe cost blowouts in the Medicare safety net, Labor says. Opposition health...that the expenditure on the Medicare safety net was blowing out as early as...and staff about changing the medicare safety net. No one seeing the figures...

Fed: Medicare safety net benefits available now

AAP General News (Australia);  March 17, 2004 ;     211 words ......Australia) 03-17-2004 Fed: Medicare safety net benefits available now CANBERRA...eligible for the government's new Medicare safety net can access the benefit even...finally succeeded in getting the Medicare safety net through parliament after striking...

FED: Specialists abusing Medicare safety net: Latham

AAP General News (Australia);  August 24, 2004 ;     365 words ......Specialists abusing Medicare safety net: Latham By Amy Coopes...a loophole in the Medicare safety net to jack up their fees...their fees into the Medicare system and then get...eliminating the need for a safety net, Mr Latham said...

Fed: Abbott says safety net will get through

AAP General News (Australia);  February 11, 2004 ;     540 words ......02-11-2004 Fed: Abbott says safety net will get through By Sandra...today remained confident his Medicare safety net would make it through the...Harris said debate on the Medicare bill - due to come before...drugs to be merged with the Medicare safety net. In a ...

Fed: Medicare Safety Net performing well, doctors believe

AAP General News (Australia);  January 27, 2005 ;     233 words ......Doctors and patients were using the Medicare safety net responsibly, the Australian Medical...today. The AMA was reviewing the safety net and the pressures upon it after...said he would hate to see the safety net system drastically reformed as...

FED: No abuse of Medicare safety net: Abbott

AAP General News (Australia);  August 24, 2004 ;     164 words ......Labor claims that the Medicare safety net is being abused by...s acknowledged the safety net will increase costs...doctors are using the safety net to increase their fees...money back through the safety net. AAP RTV ajc/ld/gjr...

Fed: Govt applies bandaid fix to safety net - Labor

AAP General News (Australia);  August 31, 2004 ;     278 words ......their medical bills under the Medicare safety net. Under the safety net, Medicare covers 80 per cent...charges are claimable under Medicare. For example, obstetricians...will be covered under the safety net. Opposition health spokeswoman...

Fed: Medicare safety net a better offer than ALP, says Howard

AAP General News (Australia);  November 20, 2003 ;     218 words ......Australia) 11-20-2003 Fed: Medicare safety net a better offer than ALP, says Howard SYDNEY, Nov 20 AAP - The safety net built into the federal government...Howard said today. The proposed safety net would pick up 80 per cent of...

Fed: Blowout in cost of Medicare safety net, says Labor

AAP General News (Australia);  September 29, 2004 ;     329 words ......09-29-2004 Fed: Blowout in cost of Medicare safety net, says Labor CANBERRA, Sept...of the federal government's Medicare safety net would blow out by an extra...unfair policy of the so-called Medicare safety net is just getting worse and...