Health policy reform not helped by Bill Shorten

31 January 2018 - It is noteworthy that shares in Medibank Private hit a record high the day after Opposition ...

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Indicative 1 April 2018 prices - 2018 April cycle

30 January 2018 - Indicative 1 April 2018 prices resulting from the 2018 April cycle of price disclosure have now been ...

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Price disclosure 2018 April cycle outcomes summary

12 January 2018 - The summary of price disclosure price reductions for the 2018 April Cycle (fourth remove originator cycle) has ...

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Explainer: how is the price of medicine decided in Australia?

20 November 2017 - The cost governments are willing to pay drug companies for medicines depends on the outcome the drug ...

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The future of health care in Australia

20 November 2017 - Our future health system must focus on overcoming health inequality. ...

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Medibank 'disappointed' that the ACCC is appealing Federal Court decision says CEO Craig Drummond

13 November 2017 - Medibank chief executive Craig Drummond says the private health insurer is "disappointed" that the competition watchdog ...

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Health system can't work without insurers

31 October 2017 - Private insurers insist they have become an essential part of the health system and it would ...

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Health insurers’ billion dollar remedy

13 October 2017 - Australia’s health insurers have backed the most comprehensive reforms to hit the industry in almost 20 ...

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Health fund premiums to be reined in under sweeping Turnbull government changes

12 October 2017 - Private health insurers will be able to charge higher excesses and offer discounts to under-30s under ...

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Private patients foot the bill for health insurance rebate cuts

9 October 2017 - Labor’s changes to the health insurance rebate meant federal government spending on the subsidy dropped for ...

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Confirmed 1 October 2017 prices - 2017 October cycle

14 September 2017 - Confirmed 1 October 2017 prices resulting from the 2017 October cycle of price disclosure have now been ...

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Health insurers demand reforms to keep premium increases low

11September 2017 - Australia’s health insurance industry has warned Health Minister Greg Hunt that if he wants consumers to have ...

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’It’s about private healthcare, not just health insurance’

11 September 2017 - An edited transcript of a private health care insurance roundtable hosted by The Australian senior business ...

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Private health insurance: tactics to lure young people ineffective, Senate told

11 August 2017 - Under-30s need to be shown the cover is relevant to them and worth their while in terms ...

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Medibank calls for patient consent, fee disclosure

7 August 2017 - Medibank is calling on the Turnbull government to increase transparency in the health care system and ...

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