Media - Speeches and Transcripts

AMA President Dr Tony Bartone called for local community GPs to be involved in future disaster and emergency planning to ensure primary healthcare is coordinated and ready when disasters like bushfires occur. Dr Bartone also talked about the smoke haze and measles outbreak to Sky News.

AMA President, Dr Tony Bartone, is encouraging everyone to minimise their exposure to bushfire smoke - stay indoors and seek medical attention if needed. Bushfire smoke can trigger asthma symptoms, such as wheezing, breathlessness, coughing or chest tightness.

Lack of transparency about what people are covered for is a major factor in Australians dropping their private health insurance, AMA President Dr Tony Bartone says.

There is no one single solution to the problems facing the aged care system, AMA President Dr Tony Bartone told the Royal Commission hearing in Canberra.

Comparing private health fund products is a minefield, with rebates varying from fund to fund and State to State, AMA President Dr Tony Bartone says. The AMA Private Health Insurance Report Card 2019 sheds some light on the differences.

Chair of the AMA Council of General Practice, Dr Richard Kidd, has welcomed the news that codeine overdose reports have dropped by half since codeine-containing painkillers were made prescription-only 18 months ago.

Doctors and nurses have joined forces to push for urgent action on aged care. AMA President Dr Tony Bartone and ANMF President Annie Butler fronted the media in Parliament House to call for faster access to home care packages, mandated staff-to-resident ratios in aged care homes, and better Medicare rebates for GPs who visit patients in nursing homes.