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Fears health premium cap may threaten insurers viability
27 July 2018 - The health insurance industry regulator and Department of Health have privately raised concerns that Labor’s proposed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
Health Minister Hunt to discuss bolstering My Health privacy with medicos
26 July 2018 - Greg Hunt will consider strengthening privacy provisions for the My Health Record scheme at the urging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
AMA president Tony Bartone vows to safeguard patient privacy in My Health
25 July 2018 - The federal government may be forced to go back to the drawing board with My Health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Millions to opt out of My Health Record as backlash builds
24 July 2018 - The number of Australians choosing to opt out of My Health Record could run into the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
My Health Record program will save lives, there’s no debate
24 July 2018 - Every Australian should be cautious about privacy but being fearful of doctors using information for personal gain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2018
Private health insurance rankings to give consumers more information about coverage and benchmarks
16b July 2018 - Private health insurance premiums will be ranked in a bid to help consumers figure out exactly ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2018
My Health Record: confusion as some Australians shocked they already have one
18 July 2018 - Wes Mountain in Melbourne said he tried to opt out of My Health Record on Monday, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2018
How millennials' choices are reshaping private health insurance for everyone
10 July 2018 - Young people are deserting private hospital insurance by the thousands — and their decisions will have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2018
‘Gravy train’ of private health to run off rails
5 July 2018 - Australia’s private healthcare sector is set to come under further pressure, with the “gravy train” fast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2018
Private health insurance a hard sell to Medicare generation
30 June 2018 - The Coalition’s health insurance reforms are needed to prevent a decade-long decline in the sector, according ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jun 2018
'Not at a crisis point yet': Doctors defend going private to give birth
29 June 2018 - A decline in the numbers of women giving birth through the private health system, and associated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2018
Health cap to leave insurers on the brink
27 June 2018 - Labor’s proposed 2% cap on health insurance premium increases would lead to eight insurers operating at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2018
ACCC tells private health funds: be more honest with your customers
26 June 2018 - Private health funds need to be more transparent about their policies, especially exclusions that often leave ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2018
Grudge against health premiums grows-ACCC
25 June 2018 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has shed light on skyrocketing private health insurance premiums and it's ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jun 2018
Ramsay's profit downgrade a sign of trouble in health
21 June 2018 - Ramsay Health Care's profit is ominous because it adds to the evidence that Australia's private health ...