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AMA Federal Budget Submission 2009-10

 

There is no better investment than health.

The health of the population of a nation underpins its productivity.

The AMA believes this principle should inform the 2009-10 Federal Budget process. As government looks to stimulate the economy in the face of a global economic crisis, health should top the agenda as a practical investment that will return substantial dividends.

With predictions for contraction of the economy and increasing unemployment rates, the Government’s responsibility and support for the access of high quality health services for the Australian people become even more significant. Maintaining high standards of clinical care through public hospitals and Medicare and maintaining incentives to support access to private health care services are essential.

Doctors are engaged with the very human side of health: caring for the individual, preventing disease and disability, and helping patients live longer, stronger, happier, healthier lives. Doctors are also conscious of the economic impact of quality health care at a national level.

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A copy of the media release, AMA releases 2009-10 budget submission, can be found at this link.

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AMA National Conference 25 May – 27 May 2012 23 May 2012 - 11:00am

The AMA National Conference 2012 – celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Federal AMA – will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne, from 25-27 May.

The Minister for Health, The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, and the Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon Peter Dutton MP, will both address the Conference on Friday 25 May.

Cuts to Practice Incentive Payments (PIP) penalise GPs and pose public health risks 9 May 2012 - 1:50pm

AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that last night’s Budget cuts to Practice Incentive Payments (PIP) to GPs will have a double negative impact on the health system by penalising GPs for not meeting new higher targets for cervical cancer screening and specialised diabetes care and removing incentives for immunisation.

Dr Hambleton said these measures, along with changes to the e-health PIP, have the potential to pose serious public health risks and undermine successful preventive health programs that are providing health benefits to many Australians.

Health budget reflects the economic times - AMA 8 May 2012 - 7:57pm

AMA President Dr Steven Hambleton said tonight that the government had done the right thing by sparing health from broad funding cuts to provide a budget for tough economic times and to fund a budget surplus.

“Health has generally been sheltered from the budget cuts,” Dr Hambleton said.

AMA National Conference 25 May – 27 May 2012 3 May 2012 - 2:00pm

AMA NATIONAL CONFERENCE 25 MAY – 27 MAY 2012
GRAND HYATT HOTEL, MELBOURNE

The AMA National Conference 2012 – celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Federal AMA – will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne, from 25-27 May.

AMA welcomes further steps towards a National Disability Insurance Scheme 1 May 2012 - 12:00pm

The AMA welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement that the first stage of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will commence from July next year.

AMA President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that the AMA has been pushing for a national long-term care scheme for the severely disabled since 2003.

Report highlights critical shortage of training positions for medical graduates 27 April 2012 - 5:00pm

The AMA has warned patient access to medical care could become increasingly difficult unless urgent action is taken to address a looming shortfall of training places for medical graduates.

The AMA says a report released by the nation’s Health Ministers today shows there is a desperate need for Governments to fund extra pre-vocational and specialist training places in order to keep pace with the number of graduates emerging from medical schools.

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