Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Australians buying 'useless' health insurance, AMA head says
31 October 2017 - Dr Michael Gannon says people should not need medical training to understand what insurance products cover.
Australians are buying “useless” health insurance and should not have to be an actuary or doctor to understand what those products cover, the president of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Michael Gannon, has said.
Gannon also blamed the health insurance industry for increased premiums in order to pay shareholders, while reducing choice for patients by “controlling what services are provided”.
He told a federal parliamentary committee in Sydney on Tuesday the cost of medical procedures is not the reason why patients with health insurance are seeing a rise in out-of-pocket expenses.
