Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Oct 2017
Health system can't work without insurers
31 October 2017 - Private insurers insist they have become an essential part of the health system and it would not be possible to put the care they help fund back on the public purse.
Private Healthcare Australia chief executive officer Rachel David - the peak body for the industry - told a Senate committee in Sydney she believes the federal government's reforms of the sector will help reduce premiums and pressures overall.
But Australian Medical Association president Michael Gannon launched a scathing attack on the industry, saying Australians are buying "useless" health insurance and shouldn't have to be an actuary or doctor to understand what those products cover.
