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Australia’sNa,onalVoice

PATRONS GlynisNunn‐CearnsOAM

CandiceReed

YOURJOURNEY.OURSUPPORT

Workingwithgovernment

SandraKDillAM,BCommMLSPhDCandidate

ChiefExecuIveOfficer

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We’refromthegovernment–we’reheretohelpyou.

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1987  HumanEmbryoExperimentaFonBill

threatenedclosureofIVFclinics.

  PaFent/Providerpartnerships

  NegoFaFonswfederalHealthMinister&DeptHealth.

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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)