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		<title>Private Health Insurance Ombudsman Annual Report 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman&#8217;s 2011 Annual Report notes a significant increase in overall complaint numbers The Ombudsman comments that &#8220;the issues in 2010-11 where there was an increase in complaints include level of cover, fund rule changes and general service issues. The increase in complaints about these issues is not across all insurers, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2011/10/19/private-health-insurance-ombudsman-annual-report-2011/</link>
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		<title>Handling health insurance complaints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Private Health Insurance Ombudsman&#8217;s Quarterly Bulletin 59 contains some interesting statistics about health insurance complaints: volume, type and by insurer compared to market share. Your complaints handling procedures should set out in writing: (a) the procedures and policies for: receiving complaints; investigating complaints; responding to complaints within appropriate time limits; recording information about complaints; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2011/08/08/handling-health-insurance-complaints/</link>
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		<title>Private health insurance rebate bills re-introduced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2011 and 2 associated Bills have been introduced into Parliament. If passed, the private health insurance rebate will be income tested from 1 January 2012. The ATO has produced a useful summary table here.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2011/07/13/private-health-insurance-rebate-bills-re-introduced/</link>
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		<title>Archived Posts Sitemap: Private health insurers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the Archived Posts Sitemap which lists all the posts in this part of our site. We hope that this page makes it easier to find what you are looking for. Also try the search box at the bottom of the left hand navigation bar or the Categories section on the right. Click on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2010/12/28/archived-posts-sitemap-private-health-insurers/</link>
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		<title>PHIAC Insurer Obligation Rules amended</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Private Health Insurance (Insurer Obligation) Amendment Rules 2010 (No. 1) will commence on 1 January 2011. The Rules include increased disclosure, reporting and notification requirements for private health insurers.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2010/12/15/phiac-insurer-obligation-rules-amended/</link>
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		<title>PHIAC directions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC) has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on “Giving a Council Direction”. The SOP considers four separate powers which the Council may employ to protect the interests of consumers and to ensure the prudential safety of private health insurers: a direction to prevent or address a contravention of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2010/12/15/phiac-directions/</link>
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		<title>PHIAC consultations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC) is engaged in a number of consultations at present: Standard Operating Procedure for accepting a written undertaking given by a Private Health Insurer Standard Operating Procedure for giving a Council Direction proposed disclosure standard for private health insurers]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2010/09/12/phiac-consultations/</link>
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		<title>Healthcare Identifiers Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Healthcare Identifiers Act establishes a national system for consistently identifying consumers and healthcare providers. The objective is that healthcare identifiers for individuals and providers will be used as part of a national electronic health records system to improve safety for patients and increase efficiency for healthcare providers. The Healthcare Identifiers Service will be operated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2010/08/01/healthcare-identifiers-act/</link>
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		<title>Healthcare Identifiers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs has recommended the passing of the Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and the Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010. (Download report here)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2010/03/16/healthcare_identifiers/</link>
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		<title>Health insurance reform bills re-introduced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 19 November 2009 the Government re-introduced its reform package: Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge &#8211; Fringe Benefits) Bill 2009 [No. 2] Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009 [No. 2] Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 [No. 2] The Explanatory Memoranda are here, here and here. UPDATE: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.langes.com.au/privatehealthinsurers/2009/11/20/health-insurance-reform-bills-re-introduced/</link>
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