Health insurers welcome Coalition review on natural therapies

8 April 2019 - Health insurers have welcomed a Coalition pledge to reconsider a ban on cover for natural therapies ...

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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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Vulnerable and shocked: patients targeted by hospital revenue push

11 March 2019 - A new mum hours out of surgery and suffering from blood loss was badgered by the ...

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Health funds warn they will be on life support without premium relief

10 March 2019 - Health funds are warning membership rates will plummet to 30% and some insurers will go out ...

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Health insurers battle public hospitals over $1billion a year cash grab

11 March 2019 - Hospital patients are getting caught in the middle of a battle between public hospitals and private ...

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Health insurance reforms to bring more clarity to coverage

26 February 2019 - With only a month to go before the annual hike in private health insurance premiums, many ...

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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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‘Restore health insurance rebate’

30 January 2019 - Australia’s health insurance sector is calling for the industry rebate to be restored to its original ...

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Confusion abounds around health insurance reforms

21 January 2019 - For reforms that are meant to simplify private health cover, some are still a confusing maze. ...

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The slow death of our health insurance system

16 January 2019 - Attention, please, all those out there among the 44.9% (and sliding) of Australians with private health ...

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Health insurers’ poor prognosis

14 January 2019 - Australia’s health insurance sector is in a downward performance trend, warn industry leaders, as the spotlight ...

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China has a very unhealthy interest in our medical data

14 January 2019 - Chinese companies are required by law to obey directives from Beijing's intelligence agencies. So why would ...

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