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Health insurers blamed for rising health care costs
4 September 2017 - Australians blame health insurers for rising costs in the nation’s health care system, new consumer research ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Aug 2017
Debate: Are doctors or insurers to blame for health insurance price hikes?
23 August 2017 - The peak body for the private health insurance industry, Private Healthcare Australia (PHA), has been warning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Aug 2017
Turnbull struggles to deal with funding the nation’s soaring health care demands
21 August 2017 - The Turnbull government will almost reach its cap on hospital funding in the first year of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2017
Trump threat on Obamacare would boost deficit by $194 billion
16 August 2017 - Administration has said it may halt payments to insurers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Aug 2017
Costs eat into private health incentives
14 August 2017 - The financial incentive to take out private health insurance is fast diminishing for tens of thousands ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Aug 2017
Rising prices of targeted oral anti-cancer medications and associated financial burden on Medicare beneficiaries
1 August 2017 - The high cost of oncology drugs threatens the affordability of cancer care. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2017
Financial stress impacting cancer survivors
21 July 2017 - Half of all Australian cancer patients experience financial stress and money problems often impacts their treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2017
Controlling the cost of Medicaid
19 July 2017 - Opportunities for bipartisan compromise to improve Medicaid’s value may lie in greater flexibility for states, realignment of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2017
The rise and fall in out-of-pocket costs in Australia: an analysis of the strengthening Medicare reforms
12 July 2017 - After a period of steady decline, out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for general practitioner (GP) consultations in Australia began ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2017
One in three RA patients rejecting meds because of cost
6 July 2017 - One in three people with rheumatoid arthritis in England are not taking their medicine as prescribed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2017
Cancers and other illnesses are going undetected because patients can’t afford $100 bill for scans
6 July 2017 - Illnesses like cancer are going undetected in 300,000 Australians because they can’t afford the scans to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2017
Private health insurers must do more to arrest rise in complaints, Senate told
5 July 2017 - Ombudsman director warns of ‘an increased level of frustration with affordability’ and calls on the industry to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jul 2017
Hi-tech hospital costs soar as almost half of stays top $10,000
4 July 2017 - Australian health funds paid more than $6.4 billion last year on claims that had a benefit ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jun 2017
High costs, lack of affordability most common factors that lead consumers to cancel health insurance coverage
12 June 2017 - CMS issues two new reports on health insurance enrolment trends. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2017
The secret slugs doubling your health fund premium
11 June 2017 - Over a million Australians are paying up to $3,000 more for private health insurance as a ...