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Revealed: sick state of bulk-billing
15 August 2022 - Doctors expect the national bulk-billing rate may plunge to as little as 30% within two years ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Aug 2022
Patients avoid paying hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket fees after Ramsay and Bupa end stalemate
12 August 2022 - The eleventh hour peace deal will avoid Bupa customers paying potentially hundreds of dollars in out of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2022
Health insurance premiums are heading higher but by how much?
6 August 2022 - Australians are expected to pay significantly more for health insurance but talk of a double digit premium ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Seven years ago I ditched my private hospital cover. This is why I’m now getting it back.
4 August 2022 - Seven years ago I called my private health company and told them I was done. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Bupa patients worried Ramsay Health Care hospital dispute will leave them out of pocket
3 August 2022 - A funding dispute between one of Australia's largest private hospital operators and a major insurer could ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2022
Bupa, Ramsay fight puts pressure on customers and Health Minister Mark Butler
3 August 2022 - Mark Butler finds himself in an uncomfortable position after Australia’s biggest private hospital operator Ramsay terminated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Jul 2022
Is private health insurance worth it? More people say yes
28 July 2022 - Amid rising interest rates and warnings of an economic slowdown, more Australians are turning to private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jun 2022
Australian Medical Association prescribes new regulator to save private health system
30 June 2022 - The Australian Medical Association is calling for a new regulator to oversee the private health system, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2022
Health insurance faces handbrake under Labor: UBS
30 May 2022 - A rebound in the number of Australians taking out private health insurance may slow under Labor’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2022
$2,000,000,000 profit shows private health insurance reform needed to tackle cost of living crisis
26 May 2022 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has pointed to the record profits for insurance companies as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Mar 2022
Critics say Australia's private health insurance system is broken. Here's what they say we can do to fix it
20 March 2022 - It's a question many Australians are asking when confronted with their private health insurance payments these ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Dec 2021
Private health pushes back on rates rise queries from Greg Hunt
14 December 2021 - Private health insurers are pushing back at Morrison government calls to reconsider a rise in their ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2021
Health Minister Greg Hunt tells health funds to reduce price rises
11 December 2021 - Health funds have been told to reduce the increase on premiums next year, after Health Minister Greg ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2021
Health funds not meeting expectations
25 November 2021 - Quarterly private health insurance data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority reveal that health funds have ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Nov 2021
COVID windfall continues for corporate insurers
24 November 2021 - Corporate insurers collected a staggering $1.8 billion in profits over the past year by collecting more in ...