Dear Jan and others Life matters was talking about the backgroung to the HIH fiasco and with that and Sept 11 I feel sure there never will be PI again for midwives and this is only part of the ongoing consequences insurance costs fo so many things will be unaffordable!! The govt is going to have to look at the NZ example of universal no fault cover for all health professionals !!
Meanwhile women and midwives are going to have to demand that Medibank and any others not use this as an excuse not to give midwifery rebates!! It is not part of their position and it is discriminatory! Do they check that all doctors physios etc whom they rebate have current paid insurance cover?? No HBF the largest fund in WA is rebating midwifery care irrelevant of the PI situation as it is not relevant to their service!! So demand that Medibank stop this excuse, I suspect that like MBF Medibank have vested interests in not supporting midwifery rebates and this is just a Furphy!! Check it out with ACC it may constitute a Restriction on Practice if they do not listen to reason?? Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ozmidwifery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:16 PM Subject: Re cost of C/S > Dear Justine, Barb, Tina, Jo et al > > Well done wonderful women ... if the ACT goes with your proposal it will > lead the way for other states to follow. > > You are correct in saying your costing of C/S is an under- estimate. > Their are all the on-going costs that, according to medibank private, are > difficult to calculate accurately. The private health insurers have so > many additional bills presented after most C/S undergone by their members - > bills from anaesthetists. Paediatricians, GPs (wound infection) > Pschyciatrists (post-partaldeptression) etc - they just keep on coming in to > Medibank Private long after the woman is discharged from hospital! > > This humungus C/S cost is the reason why medibank private is anxious to > begin offering a NATURAL BIRTH package with a MIDWIFE to its members once > the midwives have their own PI insurance. > (Those midwives who are currently employed in hospitals and who say they > don't want their own PI insurance obviously can't see the potential for > undertaking additional private births to supplement their wages.) > > Once the private health insurance companies start offering natural birth > packages it will increase the number of natural births in the private sector > tremendously and decrease the number of surgical births as more Obs return > to their lucrative gynae practices.... Until more women read "Man-made > woman" maybe. > > Cheers > Jan > > > -- > 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.
