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Medibank slams Labor’s fee cap: ‘we risk ambulances queues’
6 June 2018 - Bill Shorten’s push to cap rises on private health premiums at 2% could cause a return ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 May 2018
Health funds plot to dump cover for breast cancer from most policies
31 May 2018 - Women will have to buy top health cover if they want to be insured for breast ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2018
Complaints against surgeons triple amid backlash against health cover con
29 May 2018 - Aa doctors blame a few bad apples for mammoth out-of-pocket health care costs, fed-up patients are again ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2018
Australians must understand and question surgical fees for better health outcomes
29 May 2018 - In 2017, Australia's hospitals admitted about 748,000 patients, an increase of almost 3% in both emergency ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2018
'It's outrageous': Doctors slam practice of inflating patient fees
26 May 2018 - "Cowardly" specialists charging patients "egregious" out-of-pocket fees have been condemned by delegates at the Australian Medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2018
Private health care in Australia: health policy’s wicked problem
16 April 2018 - The anguish expressed by many of the 1,200 respondents to the Consumers Health Forum’s Out of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2018
Private health insurance analysis shows double-digit rise in some premiums
15 April 2018 - Consumer group Choice says in one case a private provider increased costs by 45%. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Apr 2018
Chemotherapy compounder ID mandatory within PBS claims
12 April 2018 - The inclusion of the Compounder ID field within a claim for eligible Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
Patients grappling with $10,000 out-of-pocket medical bills, survey reveals
5 April 2018 - For 30 years, Tracey Barnett and her husband Jim have paid thousands of dollars each year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2018
Mediscare merchants bid up private health insurance premiums
7 February 2018 - As the political author of the original "Mediscare" that has given the Australian Medical Association (the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2018
Thank Mediscare for high private health insurance premiums
6 February 2018 - In last year's Budget, the government declared open season on the banks. Why? Because they made ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jan 2018
Lowest private health insurance premium change in 17 years
25 January 2018 - The Australian Government’s reforms to take the pressure off private health insurance has today delivered the lowest ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jan 2018
Health premium 4 per cent price hike to cost families
25 January 2018 - Private health insurance premiums are set to rise from April, with families being among those most affected ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jan 2018
Consumers to be slugged with $200 private health insurance price rises
17 January 2018 - Consumers will be slugged with an average 4% rise in private health insurance premiums this year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Jan 2018
Bupa slams comparator websites for diverting funds from healthcare and demands transparency
4 January 2018 - One of Australia's biggest health funds has accused comparator websites of being a "significant cost on the ...