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Poor funding for research, treatment means lower survival rates for rare cancers
17 May 2017 - Tracey Trumper had already survived breast cancer when she was hit last year with a devastating ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2017
Private health insurance premiums set to get cheaper across Australia
4 May 2017 - Private health insurance premiums could be $150 lower from next year after the Federal Government moved ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Apr 2017
The multi-billion-dollar subsidy for private health insurance isn’t worth it
27 April 2017 - Almost 20 years after the 30% subsidy for private health insurance was introduced, premiums continue to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Apr 2017
Fears ALP to axe $6bn health insurance rebate
21 April 2017 - The private health insurance rebate could face further cuts under Labor after confidential discussions between insurance ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2017
'Dangerous path': Medicare 'seriously threatened' by private health insurance
20 April 2017 - The Turnbull government is under renewed pressure to tackle the cost, complexity and poor coverage of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2017
Propping up private health insurance is like putting lipstick on a pig
20 April 2017 - History is repeating itself. Medicare was created by the Whitlam government because of the abject failure ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2017
Private health insurance attacked for lack of value and transparency by experts
20 April 2017 - Consumers Health Forum publishes views of 20 experts in latest edition of Health Voices as part of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2017
The hidden cost keeping your health insurance premiums high
30 March 2017 - Private health insurance costs for everyone could drop dramatically if the Federal Government tackled murky practices relating ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2017
Fewer Australians are taking up health insurance each year, new data shows
27 March 2017 - After 10 years of enduring health insurance premium price hikes, the Hannah family of Elermore Vale ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2017
Bill shock: couple faces $7000 health insurance price rise
25 March 2017 - When NSW couple Edna and Bill Williams were told how much they'd be expected to pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2017
Two million to quit or downgrade private health insurance cover research suggests
21 March 2017 - Two million Australians plan to dump or downgrade their health cover ahead of premium rises three ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2017
The tragedy of Aviana
12 March 2017 - It’s the stuff of every parent’s nightmare: a rare genetic disorder means Bethan and Johnny’s perfect baby ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2017
Patients' medical payments can vary up to 400% among specialists, report finds
6 March 2017 - There is a massive variation in the out-of-pocket payments patients make to medical specialists, both within ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2017
How to slash half a billion dollars a year from Australia’s drugs bill
3 March 2017 - Australia is spending more than A$500 million a year too much for pharmaceuticals because of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2017
Health funds’ hit list to save members $1.5bn a year
3 March 2017 - The private health insurance sector’s peak body has outlined measures in its pre-budget submission that it ...