28 September 2016 - It has been a clever and well-funded campaign by the private health insurers.

Writing in The Australian, current acting MTAA Head Andrea Kunca claims they’ve turned the focus of the government private health insurance consultations — initially to investigate the high cost of premiums — towards an attack on the medical device industry.

Why would the health funds choose to focus on medical device reimbursement, given it represents only 14c in every dollar that private health insurers pay out under hospital cover policies?

The medical technology industry delivers life-changing and lifesaving medical devices through its innovative technology. And the Australian public agrees.

Four in five Australians support clinician choice for medical technology. MTAA supports this.

Read The Australian article