Private health insurance premiums rise less than wages, pensions and inflation

5 March 2024 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance, with the ...

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Medicare bulk billing strengthened as largest investment in 40 years takes effect

1 November 2023 - The Australian Government is making it easier to see a bulk billing doctor for more than 11 ...

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Annual private health insurance premium rise

6 February 2023 - The Australian Government is ensuring Australians get value for money from their private health insurance as the ...

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Health insurance premiums are heading higher but by how much?

6 August 2022 - Australians are expected to pay significantly more for health insurance but talk of a double digit premium ...

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Bupa patients worried Ramsay Health Care hospital dispute will leave them out of pocket

3 August 2022 - A funding dispute between one of Australia's largest private hospital operators and a major insurer could ...

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Consultation paper on proposal to introduce a cost recovered pathway for Medical Services Advisory Committee applications

 4 January 2022 - The Department of Health invites submissions in relation to a proposal to introduce a cost recovered ...

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Private health pushes back on rates rise queries from Greg Hunt

14 December 2021 - Private health insurers are pushing back at Morrison government calls to reconsider a rise in their ...

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Health Minister Greg Hunt tells health funds to reduce price rises

11 December 2021 - Health funds have been told to reduce the increase on premiums next year, after Health Minister Greg ...

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Medical device reforms to lower health fund premiums

2 October 2021 - Health fund premium rises will be 20% lower next year, and the reason for the savings ...

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Medicare rebate changes for surgeries kick in next month, but doctors say more time is needed

7 June 2021 - One of the biggest overhauls of the Medicare rebate system in decades is set to kick ...

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GP bulk billing services at record highs

6 June 2021 - More Australians than ever are getting the medical care they need at no cost to themselves, with ...

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Patients set to pay thousands more as rebates cut in raft of radical Medicare changes

6 June 2021 - A chaotic attempt to modernise the 38 year old Medicare system could see patients hit with higher ...

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Aust stent costs five times higher than NZ

23 August 2019 -FactCheck Investigation: Do heart stents cost Australian private health funds five times more than they cost in ...

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'Remove rugs from aged care' to reduce health insurance costs, report says

22 August 2019 - The medical devices industry is pushing back against further reforms to lower the cost of hip ...

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Medibank joins Nexus Hospitals joint replacement surgery trial guaranteeing zero out-of-pocket costs

23 August 2019 - Doctors, Nexus Hospitals and Medibank start innovative joint replacement trial. ...

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