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'Dangerous path': Medicare 'seriously threatened' by private health insurance
20 April 2017 - The Turnbull government is under renewed pressure to tackle the cost, complexity and poor coverage of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Apr 2017
Propping up private health insurance is like putting lipstick on a pig
20 April 2017 - History is repeating itself. Medicare was created by the Whitlam government because of the abject failure ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Apr 2017
Private health insurance attacked for lack of value and transparency by experts
20 April 2017 - Consumers Health Forum publishes views of 20 experts in latest edition of Health Voices as part of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Mar 2017
The hidden cost keeping your health insurance premiums high
30 March 2017 - Private health insurance costs for everyone could drop dramatically if the Federal Government tackled murky practices relating ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Mar 2017
Fewer Australians are taking up health insurance each year, new data shows
27 March 2017 - After 10 years of enduring health insurance premium price hikes, the Hannah family of Elermore Vale ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Mar 2017
Bill shock: couple faces $7000 health insurance price rise
25 March 2017 - When NSW couple Edna and Bill Williams were told how much they'd be expected to pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2017
Two million to quit or downgrade private health insurance cover research suggests
21 March 2017 - Two million Australians plan to dump or downgrade their health cover ahead of premium rises three ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2017
The tragedy of Aviana
12 March 2017 - It’s the stuff of every parent’s nightmare: a rare genetic disorder means Bethan and Johnny’s perfect baby ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Mar 2017
Patients' medical payments can vary up to 400% among specialists, report finds
6 March 2017 - There is a massive variation in the out-of-pocket payments patients make to medical specialists, both within ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Mar 2017
How to slash half a billion dollars a year from Australia’s drugs bill
3 March 2017 - Australia is spending more than A$500 million a year too much for pharmaceuticals because of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2017
Health funds’ hit list to save members $1.5bn a year
3 March 2017 - The private health insurance sector’s peak body has outlined measures in its pre-budget submission that it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Feb 2017
Forget the banks – health insurance makes them look like amateurs
27 February 2017 - More Australian than hot summers and bagging cricket selectors is the habit of criticising the Big ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2017
All high earners to pay Medicare levy surcharge under budget proposal
27 February 2017 - All high-income Australians would pay the 1 to 1.5 per cent Medicare levy surcharge under a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Feb 2017
Public hospital funding crisis highlights need for reforms
17 February 2017 - The AMA public hospital report card released today highlights that our hospitals and broader health system ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Feb 2017
Private health insurance rises prompt launch of tool aimed at reducing costs
15 February 2017 - Consumers Health Forum checklist will help people decide whether to keep their policy, switch, or drop it ...