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Health insurance reform passes lower house
31 May 2018 - People under 30 could be the biggest winners from the Turnbull government's push to make private ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2018
Health funds plot to dump cover for breast cancer from most policies
31 May 2018 - Women will have to buy top health cover if they want to be insured for breast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2018
Complaints against surgeons triple amid backlash against health cover con
29 May 2018 - Aa doctors blame a few bad apples for mammoth out-of-pocket health care costs, fed-up patients are again ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2018
Cure prospects for out of pocket pain
29 May 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the consensus now developing on measures needed to resolve the issue ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2018
Australians must understand and question surgical fees for better health outcomes
29 May 2018 - In 2017, Australia's hospitals admitted about 748,000 patients, an increase of almost 3% in both emergency ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2018
Out-of-pocket costs causing Australians to leave private health insurance
28 May 2018 - Australia's private healthcare system is showing signs of strain with people leaving private health insurance for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2018
Health insurer HCF looks to start-ups, innovation to help retain members
28 May 2018 - Australia's third largest health insurer HCF is betting on its start-up accelerator Catalyst to help it ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2018
Medical bills: how out-of-pocket costs can get out of control
28 May 2018 - If you've seen a specialist in the private health sector, you'll likely know the pain of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2018
Single payer health care in California: here’s what it would take
25 May 2018 - If wholesale opposition to President Trump is one litmus test for progressive Democrats, another — as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2018
Out of pocket costs undermining health system
25 May 2018 - Irrespective of whether or not ‘harvesting’ by public hospitals of privately insured patients is occurring, next ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2018
High costs, big gaps driving Australians away from health insurance
16 May 2018 - A quarter of a million Australians did not renew their private health insurance in the past ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 May 2018
Health research and consumers: good thinking
14 May 2018 - One of Australia’s top medical researchers, Professor Ian Frazer AC, has called on Australians to consider ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 May 2018
B.C., where access to a wait-list is considered access to health care
8 May 2018 - Last month, the British Columbia government decided to get tough with private health-care clinics, announcing that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Guaranteeing essential services - record investment in health
8 May 2018 - The 2018–19 Budget is guaranteeing the essential health services that Australians rely on, with a $12.4 billion ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2018
Gnawing away at health care
7 May 2018 - At the beginning of 2017, Republicans promised to release the kraken on Obamacare — to destroy ...