Useful Health Websites

Australia

Private Health Insurance

• Private Healthcare Australia – Better Cover. Better Access. Better Care.
• Department of Health and Ageing PHI Consumer Resources
• PrivateHealth.gov.au – An Australian Government Initiative
• HealthDispatch

Associations

• Australian Medical Association (AMA)
• Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA)
• Members Health

Government

• Australian Parliament House
• Department of Health and Ageing (DHA)
• HealthInsite
• Medicare – Australian Government Department of Human Services
• Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (PHIO)
• Productivity Commission (PC)
• Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQHC)
• Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)

Health Statistics & Resources

• Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
• AIHW’s Metadata Online Registry (METeOR)
• Medicare Benefits Schedule Online (MBS Online)

Information Health System Providers

• Australian Health Services Alliance (AHSA)
• HAMB Systems Limited
• Health Industry Claims and Payments Service (HICAPS)
• Civica
• Paragon21

Legislation

• National Health Act 1953
• Health Insurance Act 1973
• Australian Government ComLaw

Other

• The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS)

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Overseas

• International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP)

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