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NIB boss lambasts 'ideological' health insurance rules
19 August 2019 - NIB boss Mark Fitzgibbon has hit out at "ideological" rules from the "left of politics" that prevent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2019
Pharmacists call for Medicare rebates for medical consultations at the chemist
15 August 2019 - Pharmacists are pushing the Morrison government for changes to the Medicare system to allow Australians to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
If we get rid of private health insurance, what happens next?
7 August 2019 - “Hey, hey, ho, ho, private health insurance has to go!” This is the relentless chant being sung ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2019
Big data, big tech, and protecting patient privacy
9 August 2019 - The market for patient data has never been more active. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2019
Insurers snooping in our health records
9 August 2019 - Life insurers have trawled through the medical records of 150,000 Australians in an attempt to deny ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2019
Why using your health cover in a public hospital is adding $100 to your health fund premiums
7 August 2019 - Public hospitals are gouging health fund members of more than $1.6 billion a year by bullying them ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2019
White House weighs September rollout of health plan
3 August 2019 - Some Trump advisers believe the president should unveil a specific proposal to contrast with Democrats’ ideas. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2019
Health insurers walk delicate line against Democrats’ health proposals
31 July 2019 - As Democratic presidential candidates take aim at the health-insurance industry, companies are striking a delicate balance, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2019
Private health insurance at a 'tipping point', with Australians dropping cover in droves
1 August 2019 - Health industry experts are warning Australia's private health insurance industry could be in terminal decline as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2019
Baby's brain tumour highlights 'nightmare' experience with private health insurance
1 August 2019 - Kylie Catterick's son Josh was just four-and-a-half months old when she realised something was wrong and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Trump administration is drafting plan to allow US consumers to import drugs from Canada
30 July 2019 - Trump is working on a proposal that would allow the U.S. to import drugs from Canada, HHS ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2019
Could Quebec’s public drug plan work for national pharmacare?
30 July 2019 - Quebec’s universal pharmacare program offers better drug coverage and quicker approval for new drugs coming to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2019
Medicare for all instead of private health insurance? Question vexes 2020 Democrats
28 July 2019 - Some presidential candidates drew fire after vowing to abolish private insurance, and the issue will likely surface ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2019
Medicare generations pass up health insurance
26 July 2019 - Australians who grew up with Medicare continue to shun health insurance, with new figures showing health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2019
'Being sold a dud': health insurance 'death spiral' getting worse, data shows
25 July 2019 - The number of Australians abandoning private hospital cover has surged, with the latest official data igniting ...