Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2018
Surgery figures a sign of private health insurance ills
26 June 2018 - Surgical volume growth in Australian hospitals is slowing, in another warning sign about the health of the private health care system.
Medicare data for May has revealed that adjusted surgical volumes increased 3.7% on a 12 month rolling basis, which was down on the prior month (4.1%) and below the five-year average of 4.2%.
It comes after warnings early this month that surgeons’ fees were one reason why consumers are fleeing private health.
