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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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Nov 2021
Average family premiums for employer-based health insurance have jumped 47% in the last decade, outpacing wage growth and inflation
11 November 2021 - You’re not imagining the growing pinch to your budget from the cost of your workplace health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Nov 2021
Cashed up insurers should hand back profits
5 November 2021 - The latest data from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority highlights the need for insurance companies to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2021
Don’t want a vaccine? Be prepared to pay more for insurance.
2 August 2021 - America’s Covid-19 vaccination rate is at around 60 percent, for ages twelve and up. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Jul 2021
PrEP, the HIV prevention pill, must now be totally free under almost all insurance plans
21 July 2021 - Insurers have been advised that they shouldn’t be charging for Truvada and Descovy as HIV prevention and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2021
UnitedHealth seeks more clarity on Biogen's $56,000 Alzheimer's drug coverage
16 July 2021 - UnitedHealth Group said it needed more time to determine its coverage policy for Biogen's recently approved $56,000 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jul 2021
Biogen Alzheimer's drug hits roadblocks with some hospitals, insurers
15 July 2021 - Biogen's Alzheimer's drug, the first new treatment for the memory-robbing disease in nearly 20 years, hit ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jul 2021
Hospitals often charge uninsured people the highest prices, new data show
6 July 2021 - Cash payers are often charged more than insurance companies for the same service by the same hospital, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2021
Time for corporate health insurers to front up on savings
29 June 2021 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has called on the corporate health insurance industry to commit ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2021
Evio Pharmacy Solutions established to tackle affordability, outcomes, and experience with medications
22 June 2021 - Privately funded venture will offer innovative medication solutions to patients, providers and customers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2021
Greg Hunt says no to health insurers creep into US style managed care
19 June 2021 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has put Australian health funds on notice that the government does ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 May 2021
US style managed healthcare given green light by Australian consumer watchdog
28 May 2021 - US style managed healthcare has been given the green light by the consumer watchdog, and Australia’s peak ...