Dr Omar Khorshid

Dr Omar Khorshid

Dr Khorshid is an orthopaedic surgeon from Perth, and the president of the AMA.

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Medical Observer Opinion

Change is hard, but that’s what the health system needs

28th July 2022
The AMA has had an incredibly important role to play over the past two years. Early on in the pandemic, our priority was…
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3 minutes to read
Parliament
Medical Observer Opinion

Is a US-style health system coming to Aus?

25th June 2021
Last December, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) proposed to authorise Honeysuckle Health to form a…
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4 minutes to read
Medical Observer Opinion

Why ditching mental health care plans is a very bad idea

9th December 2020
The Productivity Commission’s mammoth report into the good and bad of the nation's mental health system reinforces a point…
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3 minutes to read
Medical Observer Opinion

Are we doctors to blame for the fall in private health insurance uptake?

24th September 2019
The economics of private health insurance is usually a pretty dry subject, but it is a topic that should engage all doctors…
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Insurance