Best quality healthcare is our prime concern.

On 21 May 2021, the ACCC issued a draft determination to authorise Honeysuckle Health (Cigna/nib health funds) to form a health services buying group.

We believe this will result in lower quality healthcare for Australians.  Managed care is the predominant funding model in the United States and represents the most expensive healthcare system with poorer outcomes than Australian patients currently enjoy.

In our response to the ACCC the ASA expressed concern that this proposal would:

• Increase the power and influence of large for-profit corporations and the funding and delivery of healthcare in Australia
• Give control of healthcare standards to commercial interests
• Damage the foundations of Australia’s world-class healthcare system
• Erode the right of Australians to their choice of doctor and their access to procedures and hospitals and
• Ultimately, steal from the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship and dictate how and where patients will be treated.

Please join us in opposing Managed Care.

• Consider writing to the Federal Health Minister or your local Member.  (see resources below). Please share your correspondence with the ASA so that we can continue to amplify your voice. Contact ASA here.

Resources

Say NO to US managed health care. Send the Eagle Home
ASA members can access further information here
And continue the conversation on the ASA Forum 

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