On Sunday 7 April 2019, Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, MP announced that the Government will commission a new review of natural therapy rebates.
The Australian Traditional-Medicine Society (ATMS) welcomes the review and will continue to lobby on behalf of natural medicine practitioners in Australia.
Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, MP said in the announcement the review will “assess additional available evidence for natural therapies, undertake public consultation and provide advice to Government on whether certain natural therapies should be eligible for subsidy through the private health insurance rebate.”
ATMS plan to contribute to this public review and encourage practitioners and consumers alike to actively participate in the consultation processes once formally announced.
After more than a year of campaigning, Charles Wurf, CEO, ATMS, embraces this decision for further review.
“We have been vigorously advocating to Government to reconsider the removal of certain natural therapies from the private health insurance rebates. The announcement from Minister Hunt to activate a new review is a good one. ATMS will work closely with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and continue to actively support and promote the return of natural therapies to private health insurance,” said Mr Wurf.
ATMS is the leading professional natural medicine association in Australia representing over 10,000 practitioners across more than 20 therapies.
The full announcement is available here:
https://www.greghunt.com.au/review-of-natural-therapies-for-private-health-insurance/
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