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The passing of new aged care legislation and the Federal Government’s announcement of an independent review of the Integrated Assessment Tool are positive steps towards addressing the issues older people have been experiencing through the aged care assessment process, COTA Australia says.
The Senate's decision to block the Federal Government's proposed cuts to the private health insurance rebate is a win for older Australians, COTA Australia says. Senators from across the chamber today backed a motion to remove the Bill from the Senate's agenda.
Parliament must ensure changes to the aged care assessment system give assessors a clear and timely way to correct decisions that don’t reflect an older person’s care needs, COTA Australia says.
Twenty-six organisations from the banking, superannuation, financial services, legal, community and government sectors have joined forces to strengthen Australia’s response to financial abuse of older people.
Older people are considering cutting spending on food, healthcare, energy bills and other essentials to keep their private health insurance if proposed rebate changes go ahead, new COTA Australia survey findings reveal.
As the world marks the International Day of Older Persons, this year’s UN theme of Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives highlights the need for a long term, whole-of-government plan for …
The latest Intergenerational Report reinforces the need for a long-term, whole-of-government action plan to make Australia a better place to grow older, COTA Australia says.
The Federal Parliament must reject proposed private health insurance rebate changes or risk putting even greater pressure on millions of pensioners and Australia’s already stretched public health system, COTA Australia says.
New modelling showing almost half of the $3 billion cut to the private health insurance rebate will come directly from pensioners should prompt an urgent rethink of the Federal Government’s plans, COTA Australia says.
The Federal Government must urgently introduce consistent safeguards for automated decision-making, with aged care showing the risks of allowing technology to outpace protections, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia says. COTA Chief Executive, Patricia Sparrow, said the private members bill introduced by Independent MP Kate Chaney today shows what practical safeguards look like in legislation and should provide further momentum for the government to deliver its promised whole-of-government framework.
Axing the higher private health insurance rebate for older Australians risks hitting 1.2 million pensioners with higher costs and putting even greater pressure on already stretched public hospitals, COTA Australia says.
Consumer groups welcome a report of the review into the Customer Owned Banking Code of Practice, which contains important reforms for customers experiencing financial hardship, family violence, financial abuse and vulnerability.
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