Sophie Scamps (Mackellar, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Health and Aged Care. My community of Mackellar is served by the only public-private partnership hospital in New South Wales. Healthscope, which runs the Northern Beaches Hospital, has recently terminated the contracts of the private health insurers who they believe are failing to adequately reimburse patients for their care. This means my constituents will either have to pay significantly more for their private care or travel to other hospitals. Will the government support the AMA's call for a private health system authority to resolve such disputes and ensure my community is not left in the lurch and paying big bucks for their health care?

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