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19 December 2018 - The average 3.25 per cent rise in health insurance premiums announced today brings a respite from ...

11 December 2018 - Labor will fast-track its promised inquiry into private health ­insurance, calling for submissions before the federal ...

10 December 2018 - Bill Shorten has accused the indus­try of “treating Australians like mugs, gouging people on the basis of ...

6 December 2018 - The long wait for hip and knee ­replacements and cataract surgery in the public hospital system ...

26 November 2018 - Australians paid $834 million more for health insurance in 2017-18 compared to the year before, despite ...

26 November 2018 - The proportion of Australians with private health insurance fell last financial year, as premium increases continued ...

23 November 2018 - The standard rate of the health ­insurance rebate is likely to fall below 25% next year, ...

18 November 2018 - Younger people are ditching private health cover or not taking up cover in the first place, ...

6 November 2018 - Health Minister Greg Hunt is poised to announce long-awaited changes to the government's My Health Record ...

23 October 2018 - Australia’s private health funds paid $6.82 billion in “high claims” in one year, prompting renewed concerns ...

11 October 2018 - Health insurance premiums will be shaken up and down by reforms due to start in April ...

11 October 2018 - New rules have been announced that will make private health insurance easier to understand and help Australians ...

10 October 2018 - Private health insurance premiums have been predicted to rise by up to 12 per cent for ...

4 October 2018 - Under radical health fund changes, more than 100,000 people needing surgery on bones, joints, ligaments, tendons ...