September 2017 - Older Australians remain strong subscribers of PHI (with 52.6% of people over the age of 65 retaining coverage)1 despite generally much lower incomes and greater difficulty meeting premiums and out-of-pocket costs after retirement.
August 2017 - COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to comment of the Department of Health Discussion Paper "Future Reform - an integrated care at home program to support older people".
August 2017 - COTA Australia appreciates the opportunity to provide brief comments to the Senate Community Affairs Reference Committee Inquiry into the Value and Affordability of Private Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Costs.
July 2017 - COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide written comments to the Review of National Aged Care Quality Regulatory Processes (the Review) led by Ms Kate Carnell AO in conjunction with Professor Ron Paterson ONZM.
July 2017 - Older Australians are significant users of after-hours primary care in their homes and in residential aged care facilities, and therefore the conclusions and recommendations of the preliminary report are of particular interest to COTA.