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Private health insurers under pressure to limit premium rises and be more transparent
31 October 2017 - Private health insurers are under pressure to limit their annual fee increases to the Consumer Price ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2017
Better health care helps fiscal health
24 October 2017 - The Treasurer’s recognition of the importance to the economy of integrated, patient-centred health care injects fresh ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2017
Health insurance still expensive despite reforms: analysts
17 October 2017 - The federal government’s list of private health insurance reforms, lauded as the most significant in almost ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2017
Hunt puts best foot forward on health but we’ll need to monitor developments
13 October 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt today unveiled the most significant reforms to private health funds in recent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2017
At last, good news on health insurance
13 October 2017 - The wide-ranging health insurance reforms announced today deliver a welcome response to consumer dissatisfaction with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Oct 2017
Major reforms to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable
13 October 2017 - The Australian Government has announced a wide ranging package of reforms to make private health insurance simpler ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Oct 2017
Health insurers’ billion dollar remedy
13 October 2017 - Australia’s health insurers have backed the most comprehensive reforms to hit the industry in almost 20 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2017
Final budget outcomes reveal industry efforts to take pressure off PBS
26 September 2017 - The Final Budget Outcome papers released today reveal the enormous efforts of the members of Medicines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Sep 2017
Exodus from private health care saves $1bn but states carry can
13 September 2017 - The private health insurance exodus is delivering more than $1 billion in unanticipated rebate savings for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2017
Health insurers demand reforms to keep premium increases low
11September 2017 - Australia’s health insurance industry has warned Health Minister Greg Hunt that if he wants consumers to have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2017
’It’s about private healthcare, not just health insurance’
11 September 2017 - An edited transcript of a private health care insurance roundtable hosted by The Australian senior business ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2017
Health insurers blamed for rising health care costs
4 September 2017 - Australians blame health insurers for rising costs in the nation’s health care system, new consumer research ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Aug 2017
Debate: Are doctors or insurers to blame for health insurance price hikes?
23 August 2017 - The peak body for the private health insurance industry, Private Healthcare Australia (PHA), has been warning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2017
Turnbull struggles to deal with funding the nation’s soaring health care demands
21 August 2017 - The Turnbull government will almost reach its cap on hospital funding in the first year of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2017
Private health insurance not 'junk': NIB boss rejects doctors' 'paternalistic' proposal
21 August 2017 - Private health insurer NIB has rejected accusations that some policies are "junk" insurance that fail to ...