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Call for government to help pay sick Australians' health insurance premiums
8 October 2019 - Medibank Private's chief actuary Andrew Matthews has called for the federal government to subsidise older and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Oct 2019
PM says government will listen to all suggestions to arrest slide in private health insurance
4 October 2019 - Scott Morrison says the government was prepared to listen to all suggestions to arrest the slide ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Oct 2019
Private health struggles as young drop out
4 October 2019 - Beth McMullen feels caught in a bind. She’s paying $140 every month for private health insurance, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2019
Is private health care worth the premium price tag?
23 September 2019 - When it comes to making a purchase, most consumers can shop around for the best price – ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
$320 a night to stay in a public hospital after two funds slash rebate
4 September 2019 - Australians insured with HCF face hundreds of dollars per night in out-of-pocket fees if they are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
ACCC sues Medibank for incorrectly rejecting health insurance claims
3 September 2019 - Consumer watchdog alleges 60 members upgraded their policies needlessly to access coverage they had already paid for. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2019
More than half pay top dollar for health insurance
4 September 2019 - More than half of all health fund members now have the most extensive — and expensive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Aug 2019
Privately insured patients get VIP treatment in public hospitals
26 August 2019 - Public hospital admission is meant to be based on need. But it turns out private patients are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2019
Australia could be world leader with its digital medical data banks
26 August 2019 - Australia is behind global peers in adopting technology in healthcare but it has an opportunity to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Aug 2019
Private health insurance woes escalate as premiums, out-of-pocket costs rise
20 August 2019 - The Morrison government is facing an escalating affordability crisis in private health insurance, as premiums continue ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Aug 2019
NIB boss lambasts 'ideological' health insurance rules
19 August 2019 - NIB boss Mark Fitzgibbon has hit out at "ideological" rules from the "left of politics" that prevent ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Aug 2019
If we get rid of private health insurance, what happens next?
7 August 2019 - “Hey, hey, ho, ho, private health insurance has to go!” This is the relentless chant being sung ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Aug 2019
Insurers snooping in our health records
9 August 2019 - Life insurers have trawled through the medical records of 150,000 Australians in an attempt to deny ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2019
Why using your health cover in a public hospital is adding $100 to your health fund premiums
7 August 2019 - Public hospitals are gouging health fund members of more than $1.6 billion a year by bullying them ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2019
Private health insurance at a 'tipping point', with Australians dropping cover in droves
1 August 2019 - Health industry experts are warning Australia's private health insurance industry could be in terminal decline as ...