Rachel David

CEO of @PHA_Healthcare the peak industry body representing Australia's major health funds, comprising 96% of the health insurance industry based on membership.

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@ShaunCGath The funds did not ask for or propose the GSBB system that was introduced by the previous govt. We did our best to make it work, but we did warn about unintended consequences like hyperinflation in Gold at the time.

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@SatPaper PHI premiums are the most scrutinised prices of any sector with government approval required to increase them. They go up in proportion to health sector inflation

[David Pocock @DavidPocock]

Out of pocket costs are putting specialist medical care out of reach of pensioners & many other Australians.

We need a healthcare system where people can access the care they need, not just what they can afford.
https://t.co/LurmhSwP5Y

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@deemadigan Magnificent ‘fit! Good luck

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@normanswan @ABCTV @4corners This is terrifying and it’s imperative we discover the root cause.

[Shaun Gath @ShaunCGath]

A very interesting report graphically illustrating failures in workforce planning which will bedevil our health system for years to come. Also, so little commentary on s.xxiiiA which is a defining feature of paltry regulation. #OOPs are the bane of #PHI.

https://t.co/gmpZmzwahX

[Shaun Gath @ShaunCGath]

For 20 years priv hosps were a reliable "river of gold" for investors (just ask Ramsay). Then came the disruption in the form of Covid, increased day surgery and whopping OOPs. @Healthscope was unable to cope and PHI was, rightly, unwilling to pay. https://t.co/UdVcaWDl49

[Liam Mannix @liammannix]

New from me: $10m was spent on these melanoma scanners. Doctors were better at detecting cancer

A complex story about technology, overdiagnosis, and Australia's national cancer

https://t.co/292J2cCp2l

[David Crowe @CroweDM]

Just in case you see a social media ad trying to have a go at Kate McClymont... Here she explains who's behind it.

Kate is a national treasure as all good people know.

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@ShaunCGath Pretty excited about the ‘no-gap’ part

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@RichardHanney22 It’s the behaviour that’s troubling and unacceptable, not surgeons or men

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@Mon4Kooyong As a leader in the private health sector this bizarre rampage is a grotesque display of misogyny. It doesn’t matter who you are, there should be zero tolerance and firm consequences.

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@craig778saints1 This behaviour is bizarre and sickening. The misogyny on display is unacceptable and there must be consequences #auspol

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@Peter_Fitz Bizarre and sickening behaviour, particularly the misogyny on display. Will there be consequences?

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@deemadigan Ouch

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@Kate_McClymont Oh dear

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@ShaunCGath Focussing on the claims ratio is the wrong starting point, unless your goal is to somehow nationalise the sector. What will happen in the real world is more likely a negotiated short term solution to keep essential services running in areas where PHI members have few options.

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@PHA_Healthcare @MikeSmithAFR @FinancialReview Fiddling around with the Claims Ratio will not fix private hospitals’ problems and could seriously destabilise the private health insurance sector in ways that will not benefit consumers or providers

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@KosSamaras @Accent_Research Utterly predictable. The only reason we have been able to build a first-class team in my organisation is by offering fully flexible work.

[Rachel David @RachelDavid99]

@kevinbonham Yikes….