10 September 2020 - Thousands of Australians have ditched their private health insurance cover in recent months due to money worries. And those who have kept it are set to get stung by premium rises.

During the COVID-19 pandemic nearly all funds delayed their annual hikes on April 1 by six months, but now those increases are about to kick in.

Insurer HBF is the odd one out – it’s the only fund who won’t be increasing premiums at all in 2020.

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