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Concerns health insurers creeping towards US-style managed care
6+ hour, 8+ min ago (88+ words) VIDEO: Concerns health insurers creeping towards US-style managed care'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: Concerns health insurers creeping towards US-style managed care Increasing partnerships between health insurers, GP centres and telehealth services has raised concerns about a potential two-tier system in which…...
Private health insurance price hike
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (66+ words) Health insurance premiums are going up. The federal government has approved a rise by an average of more than 4 per cent from April, "the highest increase since 2017. The Opposition is blaming the Government's economic management for the increase. But the…...
Private health patients stung by exclusions after downgrading policies
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1664+ words) Marie and Trevor Cox were long term Bupa customers and found their insurance did not cover joint replacements. (ABC News: Patrick Stone) Trevor Cox was driving his wife to hospital for an emergency shoulder replacement when a phone call changed…...
Cohealth CEO says closure follows 'death by thousand cuts' from government
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (828+ words) Cohealth's Collingwood practice is 75 years old. (ABC News: Shannon Schubert) Cohealth will stop offering GP services at its Collingwood, Fitzroy and Kensington clinics." About 12,500 Victorians who receive care will be impacted and 20 doctors will be made redundant." The community health…...
Peak private hospital body alleges health insurers 'misusing market power"
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (100+ words) Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News. Brett Heffernan has penned a letter to the prime minister. (ABC News: Janelle Miles) If you're one of the…...
'They can't keep bleeding us': The huge state profit from insurance tax
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (745+ words) Insurance issues have left Anne Sharrocks struggling to stay in the house she built with her late husband. (ABC News: Julius Dennis) Pensioner Anne Sharrocks has watched her home and contents insurance, along with the government taxes associated with it,…...
Is private health insurance worth it? What to weigh up at tax time
9+ mon, 6+ hour ago (1392+ words) Private health care is becoming less and less desirable for younger Australians as costs rise for funds. (ABC News) As Australians prepare to do their tax returns and take stock of their financial affairs, those with and without private health…...