Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Feb 2017
Health fund premiums rise $200 a year — how state governments are to blame
9 February 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has approved an average health fund premium rise three times the inflation rate that will add up to $200 a year to the cost of family cover.
But the hike could have been more if not for reforms to cut the price health funds pay for hip and knee replacements and other prostheses.
Mr Hunt will on Friday announce an average 4.8% premium rise, the lowest in 10 years.
