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theage.com.au > money > saving > unpacking-the-medicare-levy-the-tax-that-keeps-our-health-system-afloat-20260625-p609zh.html

Unpacking the Medicare levy: The tax that keeps our health system afloat

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (256+ words) June 28, 2026 — 5:00am If you looked in your wallet right now, I reckon I could pretty comfortably guess your top five most-used cards (unless you’re one of those freaks who only use their phones to pay for things). Debit/credit, public transport,…...

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theage.com.au > money > super-and-retirement > seven-health-insurance-myths-most-australians-get-wrong-20260618-p607vf.html

Seven health insurance myths most Australians get wrong

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1344+ words) June 21, 2026 — 5:01am Brought to you by Australian Unity. Health insurance is one of the most widely held financial products in Australia. It is also one of the least understood. Most of us know roughly what we pay each month, largely because…...

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theage.com.au > money > bec-wilson-on-how-she-hacked-her-health-insurance-20260605-p604cy.html

Bec Wilson on how she hacked her health insurance

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (80+ words) Money columnist Bec Wilson says the health insurance you set up in your late 20s or early 30s is designed for an entirely different version of your life. But does anyone think to review it? Updated June 5, 2026 — 3:14pm,first published 3:09pm...

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theage.com.au > business > a-health-bill-is-coming-and-its-entirely-predictable-20260522-p5zzuu.html

A health bill is coming, and it's entirely predictable

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (86+ words) It’s like our body is sending invoices for things we did, and didn’t do, in our 40s and 50s. And no one explains that it’s coming, or how to prepare, says money columnist Bec Wilson. Updated May 22, 2026 — 3:27pm,first published 2:55pm...

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theage.com.au > national > private-health-subsidy-for-over-65s-to-be-scrapped-20260422-p5zq8v.html

Private health subsidy for over-65s to be scrapped

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (56+ words) A subsidy for private health cover for older Australians is set to be scrapped as part of a massive overhaul of the NDIS. Updated April 22, 2026 — 6:40pm,first published 6:36pm...

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theage.com.au > money > tax > how-a-missing-name-on-your-health-policy-could-cost-you-thousands-20260414-p5znq0.html

How a missing name on your health policy could cost you thousands

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (691+ words) Are all your dependants insured for private hospital? Are they all listed by name on your card including newborns? These are questions you may never have contemplated, but they are crucial if you want to avoid the costly Medicare Levy…...

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theage.com.au > business > companies > big-rise-in-private-health-insurance-premiums-flagged-as-costs-soar-20251218-p5nooz.html

Big rise in private health insurance premiums flagged as costs soar

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (665+ words) Australia’s 15 million private health insurance customers are facing a premium hike of more than 4 per cent next year as rising costs, and a struggling private hospital sector, are expected to force the federal government to approve the largest hike in…...

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theage.com.au > national > consumer-pays-consumer-risks-florida-surgery-mill-plans-for-australia-20251001-p5mzbe.html

‘Consumer pays, consumer risks’: Florida ‘surgery mill’ plans for Australia

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1687+ words) Dror Paley (left) and Munjed Al Muderis.Credit: Monique Westerman “Patient referrals from 50 states & 110 countries,” the back-lit banner reads. “You Deserve The Best Care, Too!” The billboard is promoting the Paley Institute, a global clinic selling “highly complex orthopaedic clinical…...

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theage.com.au > business > companies > more-casualties-expected-as-ailing-healthscope-prepares-for-sale-20251111-p5nc7s.html

More casualties expected as ailing Healthscope prepares for sale

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (972+ words) If there is one thing Healthscope’s lenders and landlords can agree on, it is that the operator of 37 private hospitals – a vital part of Australia’s health infrastructure – remains on the sick list with many of its hospitals unable to pay…...

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theage.com.au > business > banking-and-finance > emma-s-insurance-costs-have-soared-fivefold-it-s-part-of-a-wider-problem-20250916-p5mvhb.html

Emma’s insurance costs have soared fivefold. It’s part of a wider problem

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (954+ words) Insurance premiums have shot up around Australia in the past few years, but for Emma Jordan, the increase has been particularly severe. After her house was damaged in severe flooding of 2022, the 27-year-old says the annual cost of insuring her…...