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Funding battle over a critical medicine is the latest front in private health war
29 October 2024 - Private hospital groups are warning that patients will increasingly be slugged with out of pocket costs as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Oct 2024
Healthscope to slug Bupa patients $100 for overnight hospital stays
29 October 2024 - Healthscope will charge customers of Bupa and Australian Health Service Alliance funds a $100 gap fee ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Mar 2024
Private health insurance premiums rise less than wages, pensions and inflation
5 March 2024 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2023
Medicare bulk billing strengthened as largest investment in 40 years takes effect
1 November 2023 - The Australian Government is making it easier to see a bulk billing doctor for more than 11 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Feb 2023
Annual private health insurance premium rise
6 February 2023 - The Australian Government is ensuring Australians get value for money from their private health insurance as the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2022
Health insurance premiums are heading higher but by how much?
6 August 2022 - Australians are expected to pay significantly more for health insurance but talk of a double digit premium ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Bupa patients worried Ramsay Health Care hospital dispute will leave them out of pocket
3 August 2022 - A funding dispute between one of Australia's largest private hospital operators and a major insurer could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2022
Consultation paper on proposal to introduce a cost recovered pathway for Medical Services Advisory Committee applications
4 January 2022 - The Department of Health invites submissions in relation to a proposal to introduce a cost recovered ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2021
Private health pushes back on rates rise queries from Greg Hunt
14 December 2021 - Private health insurers are pushing back at Morrison government calls to reconsider a rise in their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2021
Health Minister Greg Hunt tells health funds to reduce price rises
11 December 2021 - Health funds have been told to reduce the increase on premiums next year, after Health Minister Greg ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2021
Medical device reforms to lower health fund premiums
2 October 2021 - Health fund premium rises will be 20% lower next year, and the reason for the savings ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jun 2021
Medicare rebate changes for surgeries kick in next month, but doctors say more time is needed
7 June 2021 - One of the biggest overhauls of the Medicare rebate system in decades is set to kick ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
GP bulk billing services at record highs
6 June 2021 - More Australians than ever are getting the medical care they need at no cost to themselves, with ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
Patients set to pay thousands more as rebates cut in raft of radical Medicare changes
6 June 2021 - A chaotic attempt to modernise the 38 year old Medicare system could see patients hit with higher ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
Aust stent costs five times higher than NZ
23 August 2019 -FactCheck Investigation: Do heart stents cost Australian private health funds five times more than they cost in ...