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2010 Media Releases

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Aimee Bourke, Communications Manager

Southern Cross Healthcare Group
Phone 09 925 6412; Mobile 021 410 411

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Dec22

Southern Cross welcomes proposed ACC changes

12/22/2010 4:41:00 PM by Aimee Bourke

The not-for-profit Southern Cross Healthcare Group has welcomed today’s ACC announcements - in particular the Government’s decision in principle to allow insurance companies to compete with ACC in providing workplace accident cover and the proposed extension of the Accredited Employer Programme.

“These moves have the potential to improve service levels and reduce costs for New Zealand businesses. We will be interested to see further details as they become available,” said Southern Cross Healthcare Group CEO Dr Ian McPherson.

A New Zealand organisation founded in 1961, the Southern Cross Healthcare Group includes a business unit that operates as a third party claims administrator for employers who are accredited under the ACC Accredited Employer Programme.

That Southern Cross business unit currently manages claims for over 30,000 employees under this programme.

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