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My Health Record: big pharma can apply to access data
18 September 2018 - ‘Each application would be assessed on its own merits,’ senators told. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2018
Health fund reforms: Parliament passes drastic changes, here is what they mean
11 September 2018 - Health funds will be able to close down your health fund policy and shift you to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2018
Health insurance funds to help government sell premium hikes
6 September 2018 - Health funds will provide an unprecedented level of detail with their applications to raise premiums next ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Sep 2018
Brad Hazzard’s call to stop free health care for tourists and visitors
6 September 2018 - All visitors to Australia will be required to have health insurance under a NSW government proposal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2018
Australian millennials are sick of paying for baby boomers' health care
5 September 2018 - Young people are quitting private health insurance in droves. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2018
Patients being bled by specialists as out-of-pocket costs surge
30 August 2018 - Health insurance giant Medibank has warned that one in eight of its customers is being forced ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2018
Bupa blunder: health insurer pays price for restricting hospital options
27 August 2018 - The biggest health insurer in Australia, Bupa, has admitted the controversial changes it made to paying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Aug 2018
My Health Record opt-out period extended
10 August 2018 - Health Minister Greg Hunt has formally extended the opt-out period for My Health Record, as a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Aug 2018
Unions urge members to opt out of MyHealth Record
10 August 2018 - Uncertainty over the potential for employers to gain access to the private health data of workers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2018
Health insurance discounts will benefit only the young rich: consumer groups
7 August 2018 - The proposed private health insurance discounts for young people will benefit only rich young people and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Aug 2018
Health insurance needs in-depth scrutiny in the public interest
7 August 2018 - Discounts on health insurance premiums for young people under 30 would erode the community-sharing principles of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Government urged to dump 'flawed' health insurance discount plan for young people
7 August 2018 - The federal government is being urged to scrap its plan to allow health insurance companies to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Aug 2018
Private Health Insurance 'excluding benefits under the radar'
4 August 2018 - Doctors are warning that the federal government's private health insurance reforms may push patients onto public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2018
Health Minister backs down on My Health Record
31 July 2018 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has bowed to pressure and agreed to tear up the controversial ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2018
Australians are 'rightly' concerned about trusting My Health Record, says Privacy Commissioner
31 July 2018 - Australians are “rightly” concerned about the Turnbull government’s controversial My Health Record scheme and the security and ...