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Out-of-pocket costs review needed more than ever
17 November 2017 - Latest figures showing consumers are paying out more than ever to health funds and doctors, make ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2017
The future of health care in Australia
20 November 2017 - Our future health system must focus on overcoming health inequality. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Nov 2017
Health insurance pressure can only crimp margins
19 November 2017 - The ageing population in Australia has been a strong structural factor driving demand for hospital services. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2017
Uwe Reinhardt, 80, dies; a listened-to voice on health care policy
16 November 2017 - Uwe Reinhardt, an economist whose keen, caustic and unconventional insights cast him as what colleagues called ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2017
Trump health agency challenges consensus on reducing costs
12 November 2017 - For several decades, a consensus has grown that reining in the United States’ $3.2 trillion annual ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Nov 2017
Medibank 'disappointed' that the ACCC is appealing Federal Court decision says CEO Craig Drummond
13 November 2017 - Medibank chief executive Craig Drummond says the private health insurer is "disappointed" that the competition watchdog ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2017
Obamacare vs. the saboteurs
4 November 2017 - Despite the best efforts of the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress to destroy the Affordable ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2017
What level of health spending is “affordable”?
2 November 2017 - Among the much-repeated words woven into the US debate on national health policy are “affordability” and “sustainability.” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Nov 2017
Challenges in measuring the affordability of US health care
2 November 2017 - Emanuel and colleagues propose an affordability Index to measure the ability of the average US household ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2017
MTAA calls for National Audit Office to inspect private health insurance books
31 October 2017 - Today during a Senate Inquiry into value and affordability of private health insurance and out-of-pocket medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Health funds poised to cheat members of 1.5 billion dollars in savings says device manufacturers
31 October 2017 - Health insurance customers could miss out on promised cuts to hefty fund premiums unless the nation’s chief ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Australians buying 'useless' health insurance, AMA head says
31 October 2017 - Dr Michael Gannon says people should not need medical training to understand what insurance products cover. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Health system can't work without insurers
31 October 2017 - Private insurers insist they have become an essential part of the health system and it would ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Private health insurers under pressure to limit premium rises and be more transparent
31 October 2017 - Private health insurers are under pressure to limit their annual fee increases to the Consumer Price ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2017
Bernie Sanders lauds Canadian health care system in Toronto speech
30 October 2017 - Canada's health care system is a remarkable political accomplishment that bucks a growing global trend toward ...