11 June 2017 - Over a million Australians are paying up to $3,000 more for private health insurance as a result of government means tests, age penalties and subsidy cuts.

Government health insurance penalties are more than doubling the cost of health cover for some at a time when rising premiums are forcing people to drop their insurance.

For some people these penalties are pushing their health insurance costs up from around $3,000 to over $6,100.

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