NO there is no variation, this discussion is centred around MEDICARE...the Govt refund for fees charged. All women should be entitled to midwifery care & to be recompensed for an agreed scheduled fee. There is no recognition of a registered midwife in IP being qualified to provide the specialised care for maternity clients for which she has been trained.
Some private health funds recomp up to $2000 of a MIPP fee, it's up to the consumer to shop around for the best deal here as Justine pointed out in a previous email. Cheers Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:56 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Fund rebates > There must be quite some variation between health funds then. My HF > covers confinement and delivery at home as long as the care is provided by > a registered midwife in private practice. I might actually call them > today and find out if they have a list of midwives who they deal with. > > Sam. > > > > I can add to this outrage. I am a naturopath and as such could not assist >> any of my pregnant patients to birth their babies. I had to go the >> circuitous route and study first as an RN & then 1 year postgrad to become >> a >> midwife. Now, after this four years, as a midwife I cannot claim rebate >> from the system that "trained" me, but as a naturopath I can. How bizzare >> is that? >> >> Gail >> >> >>>From: "Mary Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au >>>To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> >>>Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Fund rebates >>>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:38:15 +0900 >>> >>>The voters can and the members of Health Funds can. We midwives cannot. >>> We >>>independent midwives have all been trying for years and years. Sometimes >>>the >>>ACMI has a go, but all to no avail so far. MM >>> >>> >>> >>> _____ >>> >>>This is totally unacceptable and bloody outrageous - how can we change >>>this???!! >>> >>>Kristin >>> >>> >Medicare does not recognise Midwives as 'professionals' competent or >>>capable of practicing without the supervision of a doctor in Australia. >>>Therefore it will not recompense any services provided by them to >>> pregnant >>>women. >>> >HOWEVER: The exception is when working in a remote community : >>> >in which case you don't even have to be a midwife to provide pre-natal >>>care, enrolled nurses & aboriginal health workers with NO mid education >>> are >>>considered quite competent to provide maternity care which medicare will >>>refund for as long as they are supervised (however loosely) by a doctor >>>(who >>>of course knows much more about normal pregnancy & childbirth then any >>>midwife) ! >>> > >>> >If Midwives were as qualified as a chiropractor, chiropodist, >>> naturopath, >>>herbalist etc then they would get recognition. >>> >It would appear that we just aren't up to scratch !!! >>> >Our skills whilst working within a hospital immediately disappear once >>> we >>>step off the premises apparently. >>> >Amazing stuff ! >>> > >>> > > >>> > > I rang medicare this this week to see on any level particually >>>medicare >>> > > 16400, if they would fund childbirth education classes. >>> Unfortuantely >>> > > they don't. They suggested ringing hte major health funds, I haven't >>> > > gotten there yet, but wuold be interested to know too... >>> > > >>> > > Rachael >>> > > >>> > >> Now all you work from home and have your own business midwives can >>>you >>> > >> please tell me how I am able to offer health fund rebates IF I >>>decided >>>to >>> > >> fun my own business from home???? I have been thinking of it for a >>>while - >>> > >> not homebirths as such cause I want insurance for that but other >>>midwifery >>> > >> services that I can offer????? >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >>> >>>-- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit to subscribe or >>>unsubscribe. >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Advertisement: It's simple! Sell your car for just $20 at carsales.com.au >> http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801577%2Fpi%5F1005244%2Fai%5F838588&_t=757768878&_r=endtext_simple&_m=EXT >> >> -- >> This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >> Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. >> > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
