“Over the last two days a Senate inquiry has delved into the government’s plans to roll-out a 16-digit national healthcare identifier for the majority of Australians, with the main obstacle many parties saw to implementation still being privacy.
The inquiry will hand in a report next week which will help inform debate in the Senate over the Bill.
Health Minister Nicola Roxon referred the Bill to a Senate Committee late February due to high levels of community interest.”
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Ben Grubb, ZDNet.com.au, 12 March 2010
