14 February 2017 — Media release

Time for complementary medicines to show proof

It’s time to end the marketing practices that can mislead people about the health benefits of many complementary medicine products and require complementary medicines to show whether or not they have proven efficacy, the Consumers Health Forum says. “The Four Corners program last night conveyed the...
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13 February 2017 — Media release

HealthyCover: getting better value health insurance

The latest rise in health insurance premiums makes it more important than ever that people check they are paying for the right cover, the Consumers Health Forum says. “Now that a typical family policy can cost more than $4,000 a year, we owe it to ourselves to ensure we have the cost-effective...
10 February 2017 — Blog

Healthy challenges await new minister

With his new Health Minister, the Prime Minister is signalling a refreshed approach to health policy. It is encouraging that Malcolm Turnbull has asserted a new focus on the previously abandoned area of preventive health, promising to give people “the right tools and information to live active and...
10 February 2017 — Media release

Another hit to health insurance costs underlines need for real reforms

The latest above-inflation rise in health insurance underlines the need for more effective and longer term reforms to deliver better value for people who have private health insurance, the Consumer Health Forum says. “While we welcome the modest decline in this year’s rise compared to previous...
1 February 2017 — Media release

PM’s preventive health focus a welcome hint. Here’s hoping for much more

The Prime Minister’s promise of a new focus on preventive health marks a welcome development after some years of federal inactivity in this area, the Consumers Health Forum said today. “While Mr Turnbull only hinted at a “new focus” on preventive health, we hope it will involve significant measures...
Sally Crossing speaking at a CHF event
31 January 2017 — Blog

VALE Sally Crossing 1946 -2016

The passing of Sally Crossing in December 2016 leaves a large space in the health consumer movement in Australia. Sally was a fierce and very successful advocate of the health consumer representative movement and will be dearly missed. She was a remarkable woman who has left a lasting legacy. Sally...
31 January 2017 — Blog

What happened at the OECD's #FutureOfHealth Policy Forum

On the 16th and 17th of January 2017, global health leaders converged on Paris for a policy forum and ministerial meeting. A huge amount of content was covered, and to give you some insight into the outcomes and trends that featured in the discussion, we've put together this Storify roundup of...
18 January 2017 — Media release

CHF Welcomes Minister Hunt

Congratulations and welcome to Minister Hunt The Consumers Health Forum today welcomed the appointment of the Hon. Greg Hunt MP to the position of Minister for Health. “The Health portfolio is currently in the midst of a wide range of changes and reforms, and we look forward to engaging with the...
6 January 2017 — Blog

Health a No. 1 concern requiring national leadership

This Op-ed first appeared in Fairfax outlets on the 6th of January, 2017. Read it in the Canberra Times here . Australia's healthcare horizon is rapidly changing. We face significant challenges at the same time as pressure for reform and innovation grows. In an era when the economic focus seems...
4 January 2017 — Media release

Let’s make the health fund rebate really work for consumers

Proposed reforms of private health insurance must ensure that consumers and taxpayers get a better deal from the $6 billion rebate on health fund policies, the Consumers Health Forum says. It is reported that the Government could consider changes to the rebate to benefit health fund members in...

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