Medibank Private

Medibank Private is an Australian government-owned private health insurer, established under the Fraser government in 1976 through the Health Insurance Commission (now known as Medicare Australia). It is Australia's largest health insurance provider with 3 million members, and the only health insurer present in every Australian state and territory. Its Managing Director since 2004 has been George Savvides.

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It operates as a government business enterprise and is run as a not for profit organisation. In April 2006, the Howard Government announced its intention to privatise Medibank Private if re-elected at the next election^[1]. Labor policy was for Medibank to remain as a government business enterprise (GBE), reporting to the Minister for Finance.

Following the 2007 election, which Labor won, Medibank Managing Director George Savvides said he looked forward to working with the new Labor government but for Medibank employees and members it would be "business as usual" as they will remain a GBE, "which is what we know, removing the ownership change agenda from our planning process".

Sponsorship

Medibank is the main sponsor of the Melbourne Storm in the NRL, and the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. It has the naming rights to Medibank Private Stadium (formerly Leederville Oval), home of WAFL teams East Perth and Subiaco. It is also the sponsor the Medibank International tennis event.

Notes

1. ^ http://www.medibank.com.au/aboutus/pressreleases_display.asp?id=243