‘Senators looking into the Federal Government’s Health Identifier Bill as part of a Senate inquiry have not been able to reach a consensus over whether they recommend the new law be passed.
The Bill — due for debate as the third item on the Senate’s orders of the day on 11 May — is required to be passed in order for Australians to be issued a 16-digit national healthcare identifier. The Federal Government intends to have the Bill passed before 1 July, when the roll-out is due to begin.”
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Ben Grubb, ZDNet.com.au, 16 March 2010
