Health premium increases ‘must fall’: Greg Hunt

28 May 2019 - Greg Hunt wants insurers to slash premium increase­s next year — even if the government has ...

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Charlie Teo: cancer specialist questions $120k bills for surgeon-of-choice

28 May 2019 - A prominent Sydney cancer specialist has questioned the “really disturbing” trend of people fundraising tens of ...

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Australians want cheaper medicines quicker

20 May 2019 - Just last week, an 18-year-old woman with a rare cancer was staring down the barrel of ...

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Health funds want to raise a tax penalty to force you to buy their products

4 May 2019 - A $900 plus tax penalty to force the rich to buy private health insurance is now ...

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Labor will not rule out scrapping $6 billion health insurance rebate

2 May 2019 - Labor health spokeswoman Catherine King has refused to rule out scrapping $6 billion-a-year worth of health ...

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Coalition promises cheaper medicines

2 May 2019 - The Coalition has promised more support for Australians with ongoing medicine needs, vowing to lower safety ...

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Free blood tests: Labor raises health pressure

16 April 2019 - Bill Shorten will promise to fund $200 million worth of free blood tests for cancer patients ...

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Millions of Australians plan to switch or downgrade health insurance ahead of April price hike

27 March 2019 - Millions of Australians with private health insurance plan to switch to a cheaper policy or reduce ...

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Private health insurance costs the biggest household spending concern, survey finds

19 March 2019 - Private health insurance costs have overtaken electricity bills as the biggest household spending worry, according to ...

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What 1 April 2019 private health insurance changes mean for you

17 March 2019 - When the calendar flips to April 1 this year, many private health insurance customers will need ...

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'Have you got insurance?': the US style question finding its way to Australian hospitals

16 March 2019 - “Have you got insurance?” It is the first question faced by any patient walking into a ...

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Address health care costs not just insurance, says Medibank

28 February 2019 - Medibank Private has told federal Labor it should focus on industry-wide health care cost "drivers" and ...

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Governments health reforms mean health fund members lose benefits

20 February 2019 - More than 50,000 members of Australia’s largest health fund Bupa will lose cover for key joint ...

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More affordable medicines for all Australians

 6 February 2019 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia wants to see more affordable medicines for all Australians, and the ...

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Millennials turn to Afterpay to cover dental costs

22 January 2019 - Millennials are turning to buy-now-pay-later juggernaut Afterpay to cover dental costs as they shun private health ...

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