Reject ‘Big 3’ health fund increases over 3%, evidence shows

18 November, 2019

The ‘Big 3’ corporate health funds have no reason to raise their prices more than 3 per cent next year, new evidence shows, with the Federal regulator APRA urged to reject any that do.

MTAA representation on Standards Australia Technical Committees

01 March, 2017

MTAA is inviting members with relevant technical knowledge to nominate in the technical committees which are the mirror committees for the international standards

Legislative instrument due to sunset 1 October 2018 - Private Health Insurance

15 August, 2018

The Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fee) Rules 2008 (No. 1) is due to sunset on 1 October 2018. These Rules cover the existing Prostheses List Application and Listing fees and imposition dates which can be viewed at Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fee) Rules 2008 (No. 1).

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Prostheses List Consultation: Definition, Purpose and Scope

28 Sep 2021
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Medical Device Industry supports evidence-based reform, not alternative facts

09 March, 2017

The Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) has today disputed a number of claims relating to the Applied Medical submission to the Senate Community Affairs inquiry into the Prostheses List (PL) framework.

Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) rule 2018 No.2 – Prostheses List

03 September, 2018

The delegate of the Minister for Health has made the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules 2018 No. 2 (the Rules), to revoke and replace Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules 2018 No. 1. The Schedule to the Rules is commonly known as the August 2018 Prostheses List.

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Prostheses List Reform Fact Checks

28 Sep 2021
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Value of Technology Submissions

13 Mar 2017
Submissions

Prostheses Reforms – 3 Prostheses Lists per year from 1 March 2019

14 November, 2018

With regard to the DoH Circular covering the 1 July PL the following advice should be noted: “Due to the introduction of a third Prostheses Lists (sic) per year there will only be a single meeting per CAG for the July 2019 Prostheses List."

Responses to Prostheses List Reform Open Consultations

16 February, 2022

MTAA is currently working on responses to consultations on the Prostheses List (PL) listing process, cost recovery for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) and Part B (human tissue). Read full update.