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Private health premiums tipped to soar as more young people drop cover
19 November 2019 - Health Minister Greg Hunt's effort to slow the increase in the cost of health insurance has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Nov 2019
To lower costs, Trump to force hospitals to reveal price of care
15 November 2019 - The Trump administration on Friday announced it would begin forcing hospitals to publicly disclose the discounted ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2019
With medical bills skyrocketing, more hospitals are suing for payment
8 November 2019 - When a judge hears civil cases at the courthouse in this southwest Virginia town two days ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Nov 2019
Medibank CEO warns private health sustainability in jeopardy
6 November 2019 - Medibank Private chief executive Craig Drummond has warned the entire affordability and sustainability of private healthcare ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Nov 2019
A cash grab': States declare war with health funds over patients in public hospitals
4 November 2019 - State health ministers are demanding a hefty increase to the fee charged to health funds when ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2019
Health insurance: how much will you pay to boost specialists' incomes?
30 October 2019 - I think I could probably get to the end of the year just writing once a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
Blair had private health insurance — but his cancer treatment still cost almost $1,000 a week
24 October 2019 - It is Anzac Day 2017, and Blair Meldrum cannot get out of bed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
Premiums for HealthCare.gov plans are down 4% but remain unaffordable to non-subsidised consumers
22 October 2019 - Administration’s actions bring increased issuer participation, competition and greater choice to the Federal Health Insurance Exchanges ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Oct 2019
Premiums for ACA health plans are set to drop in 2020
22 October 2019 - Health law shows further signs of stabilising, complicating the political cases for and against it. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2019
Health insurance premiums to rise after government deal fails to reduce costs
23 October 2019 - Australians with private health insurance will face hefty premium increases next year - likely to be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2019
Medibank to be first health insurer to make potential out-of-pocket costs publicly available
22 October 2019 - Health experts say it’s a positive move in the right direction but more information is needed. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2019
Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
10 October 2019 - When you have a medicine dispensed at your local pharmacy under the PBS, two things happen. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2019
‘It shows how much pharma has on their plate’: Congress just quietly passed a bill that will cost drug makers $3 billion.
4 October 2019 - It’s on the lips of every presidential candidate, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and even President Trump: It’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2019
Fees for redeeming priority review vouchers fall to all-time low in FY2020
30 September 2019 - The US FDA on Friday announced the fees for using a priority review voucher to speed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2019
Health benefits in 2019: premiums inch higher, employers respond to federal policy
25 September 2019 - The annual Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Survey found that in 2019 the average annual premium ...