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Private health insurance a hard sell to Medicare generation
30 June 2018 - The Coalition’s health insurance reforms are needed to prevent a decade-long decline in the sector, according ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2018
'Not at a crisis point yet': Doctors defend going private to give birth
29 June 2018 - A decline in the numbers of women giving birth through the private health system, and associated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2018
Grudge against health premiums grows-ACCC
25 June 2018 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has shed light on skyrocketing private health insurance premiums and it's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2018
Ramsay's profit downgrade a sign of trouble in health
21 June 2018 - Ramsay Health Care's profit is ominous because it adds to the evidence that Australia's private health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jun 2018
Health care at critical point, says Medibank
20 June 2018 - Medibank boss Craig Drummond warns the health care sector is at a critical point as he ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2018
Private health insurers already using Labor policy as a threat in negotiations
6 June 2018 - Health insurers are already using the threat of Labor's cap on annual premium rises to apply ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jun 2018
Private patients in public beds pushing up costs: Hunt
5 June 2018 - Greg Hunt says some Victorian hospitals capitalised on patients with private health insurance to supplement their income. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jun 2018
Rule out chemotherapy for early breast cancer - but first take a $5,000 test
4 June 2018 - There is good news for women with early breast cancer, but for Australians it comes at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2018
Complaints against surgeons triple amid backlash against health cover con
29 May 2018 - Aa doctors blame a few bad apples for mammoth out-of-pocket health care costs, fed-up patients are again ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2018
Cure prospects for out of pocket pain
29 May 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the consensus now developing on measures needed to resolve the issue ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2018
Out-of-pocket costs causing Australians to leave private health insurance
28 May 2018 - Australia's private healthcare system is showing signs of strain with people leaving private health insurance for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2018
Medical bills: how out-of-pocket costs can get out of control
28 May 2018 - If you've seen a specialist in the private health sector, you'll likely know the pain of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2018
'It's outrageous': Doctors slam practice of inflating patient fees
26 May 2018 - "Cowardly" specialists charging patients "egregious" out-of-pocket fees have been condemned by delegates at the Australian Medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2018
Out of pocket costs undermining health system
25 May 2018 - Irrespective of whether or not ‘harvesting’ by public hospitals of privately insured patients is occurring, next ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2018
High costs, big gaps driving Australians away from health insurance
16 May 2018 - A quarter of a million Australians did not renew their private health insurance in the past ...