Wednesday, July 22, 2015

'Grab from the excuse bag' – how health firm IHMS tackled asylum seeker targets

Exclusive: International Health and Medical Services acknowledged internally that it could not meet Australian government targets, documents show

Related: IHMS, the healthcare giant at the heart of Australia's asylum system – explainer

Australia’s healthcare provider for asylum seekers in detention accepted that fraud would occur within its own ranks and expected to fail a series of healthcare benchmarks set by the immigration department, leaked internal documents have revealed.

[There is a] conflict between clinical and contractual objectives

We … cannot hide behind ‘healthcare’ as an excuse for failing to perform

It’s your regime and we’ve followed the contract

Related: Tony Abbott says Peter Dutton will look at revelations over detainee healthcare

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