Doorstop - AMA President Professor Brian Owler - MBS review, Medibank Private
MEDIA ALERT – DOORSTOP
1.30pm, Wednesday 19 August, Senate Courtyard, Parliament House, Canberra
AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, will be available to comment on today’s meeting of medical leaders to discuss the Government’s Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) reviews, and the recent behaviour of Medibank Private in its negotiations with hospitals.
The AMA today hosted more than 60 leaders of all medical specialities in Canberra to discuss the medical profession’s united approach to the MBS reviews.
Medibank Private has today taken out full page ads in newspapers around the country regarding the recent breakdown of negotiations between the insurer and Calvary hospitals.
Professor Owler Doorstop:
Time: 1.30pm
Date: Wednesday 19 August 2015
Venue: Senate Courtyard
Parliament House, Canberra
19 August 2015
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