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Value for private health insurance
26 February 2025 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Dec 2024
Labor leaves genetics loophole for life insurers
21 December 2024 - One of the last barriers to widespread genetic testing — discrimination against obtaining life insurance — ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2023
Medicare non-compliance and fraud costing Australians
4 April 2023 - The Albanese Government has today released the findings of a review into the compliance system that underpins ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2022
Agreement reached on funding reforms for medical devices
17 March 2022 - The Medical Technology Association of Australia has signed a joint four-year agreement with the Commonwealth Government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Mar 2022
Reforms to deliver lower prices for medical devices and lower private health insurance premiums
17 March 2022 - The Australian Government’s plan to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable for all Australians is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2021
HCF calls for independent regulator of medical devices
6 December 2021 - Health insurer HCF has raised concerns that some doctors may be deciding what device to implant ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2021
Health funds reject claims hospitals hit by prostheses reforms
9 September 2021 - Health insurers say private hospital operators will not be left out of pocket, rejecting claims they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2021
Proposal leaves surgeons bound by private health
23 February 2021 - Australians paying thousands of dollars a year in health insurance could have their access to life-changing ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Feb 2021
Medtech firms, health funds clash over pricing shake-up
11 February 2021 - Medtech firms warn Australian patients may miss out on new innovations due to an overhaul of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Feb 2020
Medical device price savings for millions of Australians from today
1 February 2020 - The price of thousands of medical technologies treating heart and lung disease, diabetes, bone cancer, eye ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Greg Hunt's medical deals come back to bite him
11 September 2019 - Health minister Greg Hunt’s efforts to rein in growth in private health insurance premiums looks like ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2017
Medical devices - tragedy and triumph
29 November 2017 - The rapid development in the potency and complexity of medical devices, while offering great advances in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Nov 2017
MTAA calls for National Audit Office to inspect private health insurance books
31 October 2017 - Today during a Senate Inquiry into value and affordability of private health insurance and out-of-pocket medical ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2017
Greg Hunt flags 'dramatic' reductions in private health insurance prices
15 September 2017 - The Turnbull government wants "dramatic reductions" in private health insurance price rises over the next three ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2017
Premium cost hopes resting on knees, hips
11 September 2017 - Health Minister Greg Hunt will try to reduce pressure on insurance premiums by cutting the cost ...