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More Government tax incentives for health insurance?
30 January 2018 - While in the real world consumers struggle to meet private health care costs, health funds are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jan 2018
Health policy reform not helped by Bill Shorten
31 January 2018 - It is noteworthy that shares in Medibank Private hit a record high the day after Opposition ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2018
Lowest private health insurance premium change in 17 years
25 January 2018 - The Australian Government’s reforms to take the pressure off private health insurance has today delivered the lowest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2018
Health premium 4 per cent price hike to cost families
25 January 2018 - Private health insurance premiums are set to rise from April, with families being among those most affected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jan 2018
Out of pocket pain – share your experience
18 January 2018 - The thousands of Australians who have faced high out of pocket medical bills now have a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jan 2018
Consumers to be slugged with $200 private health insurance price rises
17 January 2018 - Consumers will be slugged with an average 4% rise in private health insurance premiums this year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jan 2018
Private health insurers should improve 'useless' products, not punish people who avoid them: AMA
16 January 2018 - The Australian Medical Association says private health insurers should address low quality and sometimes "useless" products ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jan 2018
Superannuation plundered to pay medical bills
9 January 2018 - The rising use of superannuation funds to meet high medical bills is a disturbing sign of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2018
Bupa slams comparator websites for diverting funds from healthcare and demands transparency
4 January 2018 - One of Australia's biggest health funds has accused comparator websites of being a "significant cost on the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2017
Report urges transparency in health system
19 December 2017 - Individual doctors' fees should be available in a searchable database, according to a recommendation of a Senate ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2017
Submissions for health insurance premiums increased knocked back
13 December 2017 - Health insurance providers are getting knocked back on their proposed premium hikes for 2018 because they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2017
Growth of private care in public hospitals raises equity questions
6 December 2017 - A new report showing that public patients wait twice as long for elective surgery as private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2017
How giving private patients priority in public hospitals is pushing up health fund premiums
6 December 2017 - Privately insured patients are jumping the queues for surgery in public hospitals and getting treated twice ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2017
Elective surgery surge for private patients in public hospitals
6 December 2017 - The number of privately insured patients having elective surgery in public hospitals is rising faster than ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2017
Reducing the waste in the massive health care system
30 November 2017 - Lorica Health's CEO Paul Nicolarakis says the health analytics company is helping the industry and government ...