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.
