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Medibank chief Craig Drummond lashes suppliers
6 November 2019 - Medibank Private boss Craig Drummond has taken aim at the ballooning medical costs he believes are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2019
Medibank CEO warns private health sustainability in jeopardy
6 November 2019 - Medibank Private chief executive Craig Drummond has warned the entire affordability and sustainability of private healthcare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
A cash grab': States declare war with health funds over patients in public hospitals
4 November 2019 - State health ministers are demanding a hefty increase to the fee charged to health funds when ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2019
Secret health fund benefit list reveals the lowest paying insurers
31 October 2019 - The health funds that pay their members the lowest benefits have been named and shamed as experts ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2019
Private health insurance still confuses Australian customers despite reforms, Choice finds
30 October 2019 - Australians are still confused about their private health insurance options and are being scammed despite a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2019
Health insurance: how much will you pay to boost specialists' incomes?
30 October 2019 - I think I could probably get to the end of the year just writing once a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2019
Free sunscreen and skin checks? Health insurer seeks to reward 'good behaviour'
29 October 2019 - Private health insurer NIB wants to increase incentives for "good behaviour" like exercising or being a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2019
‘Let private health funds cover all GP bills’
29 October 2019 - Private health insurers are pushing for reform of the healthcare system to allow them to pay ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2019
It’s time for Canada to embrace universal pharmacare and protect drug coverage from corporate erosion
28 October 2019 - President Trump recently unveiled an executive order — originally titled “Protecting Medicare from Socialist Destruction” — ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
Canadian election clears path for universal drug plan
23 October 2019 - Canada’s Liberal government is more likely to pass a universal prescription drug plan after losing its majority ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2019
Which health care promises will the Liberals realistically be able to keep?
22 October 2019 - The Liberals have a number of significant health care-related campaign promises to live up to as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2019
Health insurance premiums to rise after government deal fails to reduce costs
23 October 2019 - Australians with private health insurance will face hefty premium increases next year - likely to be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2019
Medibank to be first health insurer to make potential out-of-pocket costs publicly available
22 October 2019 - Health experts say it’s a positive move in the right direction but more information is needed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2019
Voters beware: national pharmacare is unnecessary, bad for privately insured Canadians and costly for taxpayers
18 October 2019 - Research has shown it would be less disruptive and less expensive to just fill the gaps caused ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Oct 2019
Election 2019: unprecedented hope for universal pharmacare
15 October 2019 - Pharmacare continues to be the most salient unfinished business of Canada’s public health care system since Medicare ...