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'It's not minutes to midnight': private health insurers are financially robust, says former regulator
22 July 2019 - Australia's private health insurers including ASX listed Medibank and NIB are in robust financial health, the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Health insurance rebate still a pain in the budget
18 July 2019 - The private health insurance sector wants increased rebates to stop the recent decline in membership. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2019
Private health insurance worthy of support
17 July 2019 - While there are many who have strong ideological objections to the use of taxpayers' money to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2019
Early payouts for health care super silly, Treasury told
18 July 2019 - The superannuation sector has warned Treasury that letting people use retirement savings to pay for private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2019
Private health care facing 'death spiral' if young, healthy users abandon insurance, report says
16 July 2019 - Australia's health care system has become increasingly unfair, costly and confusing, according to a new report, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2019
Medicines should be more affordable for all Australians
26 June 2019 - Australian consumers have unparalleled access to medicine at a subsidised price under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2019
Why the Coalition must adopt Labor’s cancer plans
19 June 2019 - As cancer doctors, we know the hardest words we can say to our patients are “you ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jun 2019
Surgery is a very costly business
19 June 2019 - Recent criticism levelled at brain surgeon Charlie Teo about his fees for an operation has generated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2019
Julia would breathe easier if living with asthma wasn't quite so costly
11 June 2019 - In a bad month, Julia West spends about $100 a week on asthma medication. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
Specialists must also think of patients' financial health
12 June 2019 - When confronted with a post of someone crowd-funding a life saving operation for a sick child ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
More than 60,000 back petition calling for Dr Charlie Teo to operate in public hospitals
11 June 2019 - A petition calling for Dr Charlie Teo to be allowed to operate in public hospitals has already ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2019
Charlie Teo 'frenzy' likened to Lindy Chamberlain
11 June 2019 - An Australian surgeon has likened the treatment of neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo to the frenzy surrounding ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2019
Greg Hunt warns of 'excessive' medical fees amid Dr Charlie Teo debate
10 June 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has sounded a warning to medical specialists over "very excessive" fees after ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jun 2019
Australia’s world-renowned brain surgeon Charlie Teo says his critics will ‘eventually get me’
9 June 2019 - The beloved Australian surgeon has slammed ‘the governing medical bodies’ for ‘gunning’ for him. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2019
Specialist groups 'appalled' by egregious billers within their ranks
6 June 2019 - Specialist groups with some of the biggest billers within their flock are backing moves to rein ...