Question On Notice No. 1439 asked in the Legislative Council on 28 June 2018 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to Legislative Council question on notice No. 1188, in relation to private patients admitted to public hospitals, and I ask:
(a) are there any outstanding claims prior to 2014-15 and please detail those by year and health service; and
(b) given health insurance claims are only pursued within two years of the invoice date, what is the amount of health insurance claims abandoned in each financial year from 2014-15?
Answered on 11 September 2018
I am advised that:
(a) The below table identifies any outstanding claims prior to 2014-2015 by year and health service.
Health Service
|
Year
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
Child & Adolescent Health Service
|
2013/14
|
$353.15
|
East Metropolitan Health Service
|
2012/13
|
$111,511.10
|
East Metropolitan Health Service
|
2013/14
|
$234,143.49
|
North Metropolitan Health Service
|
2012/13
|
$682,057.09
|
North Metropolitan Health Service
|
2013/14
|
$941,294.24
|
South Metropolitan Health Service
|
2012/13
|
$1,082.00
|
South Metropolitan Health Service
|
2013/14
|
$7,539.00
|
(b)
Health Service
|
Year
|
Amount
|
Children and Adolescent Health Service
|
2017/18
|
$546,778.55
|
East Metropolitan Health Service
|
2016/17
|
Nil
|
East Metropolitan Health Service
|
2017/18
|
Nil
|
North Metropolitan Health Service
|
2017/18
|
$2,083,000.00
|
South Metropolitan Health Service
|
2014/15
|
$386,389.87
|
South Metropolitan Health Service
|
2015/16
|
$1,063,338.36
|
South Metropolitan Health Service
|
2016/17
|
$878,987.00
|
South Metropolitan Health Service
|
2017/18
|
$51,910.52
|
WA Country Health Service
|
2014/15
|
$2,445.00
|
WA Country Health Service
|
2015/16
|
$64,615.00
|