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Draft Determination – Honeysuckle Health and nib application for Authorisation

This is a letter from ACCC dated 21st May 2021 on the Draft Determination - Honeysuckle Health and nib application for Authorisation AA1000542. Dear Sir/Madam Honeysuckle Health and nib application for Authorisation AA1000542 — draft determination The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) has issued a draft determination in respect of the application for
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Managed Care in Australia

Managed Care in Australia
Webinar organised by the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) on 12 May 2021. Presenters are Dr Omar Khorshid (Federal President of the AMA), Dr Aniello Iannuzzi (Chairman of ADF) & Mr Stephen Milgate AM (CEO ADF & COPS)
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ACCC proposes to authorise Honeysuckle Health and nib

The ACCC has issued a draft determination proposing to authorise Honeysuckle Health and nib health funds (ASX: NHF) to form and operate a health services buying group for five years. The proposed authorisation will include a condition limiting the size of the buying group. The ACCC is now seeking submissions on the draft determination. The
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Managed care is a bad investment for Oklahoma

Managed Care is bad Investment
Emma Morris // October 16, 2020 // Updated: February 18, 2021Originally Posted at OKPolicy.org Following voters’ approval of Medicaid expansion during the June 30 election, Oklahoma’s next steps should be relatively simple. The state has already been providing high-quality, low-cost Medicaid for years; the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) has a decades-long track record of
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COPS Welcomes Announcement on the Intended Resumption of Elective Surgery

COVID-19 Statement
The Council of Procedural Specialists (COPS) welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement that the National Cabinet will consider the return of elective surgery at its meeting on Tuesday 21 April 2020. COPS will work with the Federal Government, State governments and other medical bodies to ensure that the appropriate protocols for a safe return to work
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Statement on public-private hospital arrangements

COVID-19 Statement
The members of Council of Procedural Specialists (COPS) are committed to working with Federal and State Governments to support arrangements that utilise the private hospital sector in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. We congratulate the Federal and State Ministers for Health on this initiative. The members of COPS have agreed that the following arrangements
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Facts Coronavirus / COVID-19

COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease – 19 caused by SARS-CoV-2) Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). This new coronavirus originated in Hubei Province, China and the disease
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COVID-19 Statement

COVID-19 Statement
An extraordinary meeting of the Council of Procedural Specialists (COPS) to discuss COVID-19 was held at 8:30 pm on 16/03/2020. COPS urgently calls for the Federal and State Health Ministers to take immediate action to urgently ensure the supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to all hospital doctors and health care workers (HCW) including the
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