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Australia’sNa,onalVoice
PATRONS GlynisNunn‐CearnsOAM
CandiceReed
YOURJOURNEY.OURSUPPORT
Workingwithgovernment
SandraKDillAM,BCommMLSPhDCandidate
ChiefExecuIveOfficer
Australia’sNa,onalVoice
We’refromthegovernment–we’reheretohelpyou.
Australia’sNa,onalVoice
1987 HumanEmbryoExperimentaFonBill
threatenedclosureofIVFclinics.
PaFent/Providerpartnerships
NegoFaFonswfederalHealthMinister&DeptHealth.
Australia’sNa,onalVoice
AnysoluFonmustbecostneutral.
IVFisexpensive.(<1/3of1%fedGovalloctoh&mserv)
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Costs to society industrial health
Social
Emotional
TherealcostsofinferIlity
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Divideandconquer
ConsumerrepsinvitedtoatwodaymtgwiththeFedHealthMinister–withoutdoctors.
“Wethoughtyouwouldthinkmoreclearlywithoutthem”.
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“Doctorsdon’tcareaboutyou‐onlyprofits”
Concernaboutpossible“manipula>on”becauseofourwishforachild.
First:mtgwtheFinancialStrategiesBranch,DOH
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“Doctorsdon’treallycareaboutyou”.
Head,theFinancialStrategiesBranch,DeptofHealth
Whocares?
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“InferFlityaffectsourreproducFveorgans,notourminds,orourabilitytomakeindependentchoicesaboutourmedicaltmt”.
Reassuringthem:
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1987
“notelectorallysignificant”
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1987
You’vego\ahavefriends–
whowritelotsofle\ers
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1989
InferFlityrecognisedasmedicalcondiFon
EightitemnumbersaddedtotheMedicarebenefitsSchedule(MBS)BUTsixcyclelimitimposed.
AnnouncedbythePMinBudgetspeech
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MeeIngareluctantMinister
1996:Schedulefeecut10%
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It’saboutfamilies
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2000Australia: the only country with unlimited access to reimbursed cycles of ART.
Wooingan“inexpensivehero”.
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Medical
PartnershipsIndependent
goalsPartnershipwhengoalsoverlap
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Medical
Constraints
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Constraints
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Healthprofessionals
Community
PaIents/consumers
IndustryPartners
Governments
EquityofaccessPaFentautonomyReproducFvefreedomandmedicalresponsibilitywithuseofpublicfunds
Stabilityandgrowth
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Promoting patient-centred healthcare around the world
Advocacy:lessonslearned1. Gettheira\enFon;It’sthesizzlethatsells2. Makethemcare;engagethememoFonally3. MakeitpoliFcallyrelevanttoact4. EngageinfluenFalinsiderstosupportissue;
be\eryet,getaseatatthetable5. Rowtogether;findcommonground;watch
outfor“DivideandConquer”;6. MakeacFngforyouthe“rightthing”todo7. Smallisgood;don’tforget:Davidwon
(Wong‐Rieger,DConsumerAdvocareNetwork)
