Independent Clark MHR Andrew Wilkie will meet with federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Monday to refer Tasmania's health crisis to the Productivity Commission for a public inquiry.
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It comes on the back of a damning Auditor-General report, tabled in Parliament on Thursday, found the rostering of specialists in the state's four major hospitals was not effectively controlled, and risked a potential loss of accreditation.
It is the second independent report highlighting major failings in Tasmania's health system released this year.
An Auditor-General report released in May found the health system was not working effectively to meet growing demands and called for an urgent review into services.
Mr Wilkie said the Productivity Commission was best placed to propose a way through the health system's systemic problems.
"Although we have had report after report after report over decades ... at no point has any government, whether it be a previous Labor government or currently Liberal ... at no point have they actually acted on these reports," he said.
"We certainly need to break the political deadlock which has paralyzed Tasmania's public health system reform."
Mr Wilkie said the Productivity Commission already looked at public hospitals and was "perfectly credentialed" to look at the big picture and find solutions.
It comes amid growing calls for a federal intervention into Tasmania's ailing health system.
Last week Labor Senator Helen Polley urged federal Health Minister Greg Hunt to implement real solutions to address emergency wait times at Launceston General Hospital, after survey data from the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine revealed it was the country's worst performing hospital for patient access block.
On Thursday state health minister Sarah Courtney said she was focused on improving patient outcomes.
"I am looking forward to continue working together with all areas of the health system," she said. "Not just the royal, with the LGH, North West Regional, the Mersey, and making sure we are all part of a solution."