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CHF is Australia’s leading advocate on consumer health care issues.

We work to achieve safe, good quality, timely healthcare for all Australians, supported by the best health information and systems the country can afford.

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Extending health insurance to GPs would endanger Medicare

29 October 2019 — Media release
Any move to extend private health insurance to cover GPs would hit the foundations of Medicare and seriously erode the universal access to primary health care valued by all Australians, the Consumers Health Forum said today. A report today that health funds are advocating extending private cover to...

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Help shape Australia's healthcare for the better — become a member today and be a highly valued partner in the effort to make the consumer perspective a priority for decision makers.

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  • Free webinars, downloadable tools and resources
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  • Alerts to Consumer Representative Vacancies
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  • Access to CHF position statements, the annual budget submission, policy submissions, information papers and project reports

 

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Australia's Health Panel is a new CHF initiative that helps your voice be heard on the national stage, through timely and high quality surveys.

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A voice for health consumers
Making sure consumers are part of the health conversation as effective advocates and leaders.
 
Improving the quality of health services
Working with health and social support systems to implement consumer-centred reforms that make the right kind of difference.
 
Influencing policy
Advocating consumer-centred health care to governments, health and social support systems.

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The latest news, blogs and publications from CHF

4 December 2019 — Media release

Value for money – time to rethink private health insurance

The latest report from the Grattan Institute highlights the urgent need for a comprehensive independent review of private health insurance. “We welcome the report from the Grattan Institute as an important contribution to policy debate about how to ensure private health insurance could remain...
29 November 2019 — Media release

Mission Australia’s 2019 survey highlights the need for genuine youth engagement

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 29 November 2019 Mission Australia’s annual survey report shows that mental health is still the top concern of more than 25,000 young people aged 15 – 19 in Australia. The report highlights that mental health is a broad and overarching outcome of many issues identified by young...
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Upcoming Events

2 September 2020 — Sydney, NSW

CHF Summit 2020: Shifting Gears

CHF will be hosting the inaugural Australian and New Zealand Consumer Experience and Leadership in Healthcare Summit on 2-3 September 2020 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney. The Summit will offer both organisations and consumers who want to be at theforefront of system change the...

Have a health story to tell?

Patient Opinion is an independent site about your experiences of Australian health services, good or bad. They pass your stories to the right people to make a difference.

Go to patientopinion.org.au