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VMAG Bulletins and Other Useful Documents

• VMAG Bulletin 1 - January 2003
• VMAG Bulletin 2 - April 2003
• VMAG Bulletin 3 - May 2003
• VMAG Bulletin 4 - August 2003
• VMAG Bulletin 5 - November 2003
• VMAG Bulletin 6 - March 2004
• VMAG Bulletin 7 - August 2004
• VMAG Press Release - 19 April 2004
• VMAG Press Release - 20 April 2004
• VMAG Press Release - 27 April 2004
• VMAG Press Release - 4 May 2004
• VMAG Press Release - 6 May 2004
• VMAG Press Release - 17 September 2004
• ACTU "Save Medicare" Fact Sheet
• VMAG's Submission to the Senate Committee Inquiry
• Senate Inquiry Hansard see pages 50-63
• Medicare Action Kit for Community Groups (Word)
• Save Medicare flyers in different languages - English; Italian; Greek; Arabic; Vietnamese; Macedonian; Taiwanese/Chinese
• VMAG Speaker's Notes (Powerpoint)
• Julia Gillard MP - Media Release 23 July 2003
• Communique for Health Reform Australian Health Care Summit 2003
• VMAG's "Do you care about Medicare" pamphlet
• "Attendance Co-Payments Tables" complied by VMAG
• The Australian Institute for Primary Care's analysis of the Government's "A Fairer Medicare Package"
• "Insight" SBS Thursday 25 September - download the transcript
• Bulletin 1 of the Darebin Defend and Extend Medicare Group
• ALP Policy Statement - Medicare Teams for Health Hotspots
• Bulk Billing Rates in Federal Coalition Electorates November 2003
• Bulk Billing Rates in Federal ALP Electorates November 2003
• The National Coalition of Health Consumer Groups' Consumer Medicare Charter
• A number of VMAG member organisations have been invited to submit to the Senate Select Committee's investigations into the Federal Government's MedicarePlus package. Download a draft of VMAG's key points on this issue as these may help in your efforts.
• "Insight" SBS Program on Medicare Thursday 25 September - download the transcript
• Combined Pensioners and Superannuants (NSW) flyer
• Macquarie Research Equities Report on reduced bulk billing
• Bulk Billing Crisis Report - July 2004
• Labor’s Plan for Improved Access to Medicare Services 21 July 2004
• The Howard Government's Record of Failure on After Hours Care
• Covering Letter Report Card on Federal Parties' Oral Health Policies
• Report Card on Federal Parties' Oral Health Policies
• Oral Health Fact Sheet Oral Health Alliance