Media
The latest media releases from APHA.
Media contact: Frith Rayner, Director, Communications and Marketing
Email: Frith.Rayner@apha.org.au
Mobile: 0413 971 999
2020
16 December 2020 Broad consultation on prostheses welcomed
17 November 2020 Cautious welcome to private health insurance increase
27 October 2020 APHA welcomes new President
18 August 2020 Private health insurance affordability issue: new APRA data
29 May 2020 New agreement brings fairness back to public hospitals
19 May 2020 Increasing numbers of Australians using private hospitals
13 May 2020 Focus on mental health welcomed
21 April 2020 Patients the priority in elective surgery reboot
2 April 2020 Victorian private hospitals mobilised to fight COVID-19 as part of national agreement
31 March 2020 Australia’s private hospital capacity joins the COVID-19 fight
28 March 2020 Coalition of private and nonprofit hospitals issue plea to Government on the eve of COVID-19 surge
17 March 2020 Private hospitals willing and able to help with pandemic
17 March 2020 Partnering with patients a winning model for Bethesda Health Care
17 March 2020 Putting palliative patients first a winning model
17 March 2020 Bundaberg private hospital wins prestigious award
2 March 2020 Aussies encouraged to check their private health insurance cover
18 February 2020 Value of private health insurance must be addressed
12 February 2020 Private hospitals’ high quality care recognised
5 February 2020 Inflammatory APRA comments won’t help private health insurance
13 January 2020 Effective incentives the key to private health insurance uptake
2019
11 December 2019 Public hospital ‘cash grab’ to blame for waiting list blow out
3 December 2019 Grattan Report ‘pea and thimble’ trick
3 December 2019 Grattan Report: Mythbusters
26 November 2019 Grattan Report plan will push premiums up
19 November 2019 High quality private hospital care valued – new data
15 November 2019 No excuse for Victorian elective surgery blow out
1 November 2019 Private patient cash haul damaging Tasmanians’ access to care
31 October 2019 Small change could make huge difference to mental health care access
29 October 2019 Health insurance for home care a money grab
4 October 2019 Facts get in the way of a bad story
20 August 2019 Aussies continue to value private hospital care
16 July 2019 Grattan Institute report fails to understand private sector
23 June 2019 Victorian public hospital review welcomed
21 June 2019 Victorian hospitals’ cash grab slammed
23 May 2019 Elective waiting times up as public hospitals put profit first
21 May 2019 Australians value access to private hospitals
3 May 2019 Patients lose out as health debate loses focus
15 April 2019 Elective surgery wait times a good target – but be careful of perverse incentives
27 March 2019 Queensland bed block disaster a matter of private in public
19 March 2019 States need to own up to cash grab
14 February 2019 Value in health insurance: private hospital access
2018
15 November 2018 Private hospital care highly valued by Aussies
24 May 2018 Evidence of public hospitals failing patients grows
17 May 2018 Private patients in public hospitals numbers up again
24 April 2018 Queensland health minister masking deliberate ED cash grab
28 March 2018 New legislation package benefits consumers
4 February 2018 Premium increase may lead to patient pain
2017
6 December 2017 Public Hospitals being privatised by stealth
24 November 2017 Health Minister mistaken on private hospital performance
13 October 2017 Better access: private health insurance reform
10 October 2017 Private hospitals caring for Australians with mental illness
25 September 2017 Private patients treated in public hospitals is lose-lose
23 August 2017 Private hospitals ready to answer AMA call for more training places
19 August 2017 Call to protect patients’ rights in public hospitals
15 August 2017 Private in public growth adds to premium woes
21 June 2017 Public hospitals rorting bad for patients – report
31 May 2017 Private sector steps up to train Australia’s health workforce
17 May 2017 Australians languish on public waiting lists while public hospitals count the cash
5 May 2017 Prostheses review framework sets reform agenda
15 March 2017 Knee surgery rehabilitation: new research not the full story
10 February 2017 Public hospitals’ greed pushing up health insurance premiums
18 January 2017 Private health insurance reform a priority for new Minister
2016
15 October 2016 Talking about PTSD encourages Aussies to seek help
10 October 2016 Progress ending mental health stigma, but more to do
8 August 2016 Medibank time travels to find data to suit their cause
27 June 2016 Major parties commit to improving private health insurance for Australians
12 June 2016 Making sense of private health insurance
4 May 2016Federal Budget Inclusive approach to private health insurance reform
31 March 2016 Greens’ plan dire for Australia’s health system
5 February 2016 Prostheses Reform Group Welcomed by Private Hospitals