Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Nov 2016
Private health insurance industry says Australian system affordable
19 November 2016 - Dr Rachel David, chief executive of Private Healthcare Australia, says comments critical of industry are ‘one-sided’.
The private health insurance industry has rejected claims that it is unsustainable and offers consumers little value for money, saying the “majority” of Australians value private health insurance and its role in the overall health system.
In a Guardian Australia investigation into the industry this week, health policy analysts and economists called for the private health insurance system to be abolished and replaced by a single insurer.
