Medicare Locals - Get Them Right The First Time, Australia
AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, today urged the Government to rethink its poorly thought out plans for Medicare Locals and work with the medical profession to develop a model of care with a greater chance of success. Dr Hambleton said that the announcement that the first 15 Medicare Locals will commence in less than a month is proof that the policy is being rushed through. AMA surveys show that the majority of doctors are sceptical about the effectiveness of proposed Medicare Locals funding.
Increasing Support For Massachusetts Landmark Health Reform
A new poll by the Harvard School of Public Health and The Boston Globe finds 63% of Massachusetts residents support the health care reform legislation enacted in 2006, 21% oppose it while 6% are not sure and 9% have not heard or read about the law. The percentage of residents supporting the law has increased since a 2009 poll (53%).[1] Support for the law varied by party affiliation, with 77% of Democrats, 60% of Independents, and 40% of Republicans saying they support the legislation. The poll was conducted May 24-26, 2011.
One Third Of Employers Will Drop Health Insurance In 2014, McKinsey Quarterly
When the US health care reform legislation comes into full force in 2014, about one third of employers will definitely or probably stop offering health insurance coverage to their workers, consulting company McKinsey wrote in a study involving over 1, 300 companies from various industries and sizes. The report authors believe that move the away from employer-provided health insurance will be considerably greater than politicians had envisaged. They predict a massive restructuring of health benefits sponsored by employers.