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afr. com > street-talk > quadrant-snags-health-insurance-giant-for-medical-centre-network-exit-20260616-p6078v

Quadrant snags health insurance giant for medical centre network exit

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (28+ words) AFR The first of Quadrant Private Equity's portfolio companies on the auction block is coming up roses....

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afr. com > companies > healthcare-and-fitness > labor-shelves-private-hospital-pricing-shake-up-plan-20260611-p605ug

Labor shelves private hospital pricing shake-up plan

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (94+ words) AFR Labor has shelved a controversial proposal to introduce a benchmark pricing model for private hospital procedures following opposition from the biggest operator, Ramsay Health Care, to what would have been the biggest shake-up to the private health system in…...

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afr. com > companies > healthcare-and-fitness > this-no-brainer-sector-still-gives-investors-headaches-20260525-p600g2

This "no-brainer" sector still gives investors headaches

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (103+ words) AFR New intelligent search Use sentences or keywords The $2. 5 billion sale of Estia Health has put the spotlight on aged care valuations as government funding changes underpin growth. But investors remain wary. On paper, investing in Australian aged care should…...

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afr. com > companies > professional-services > deloitte-s-1b-back-office-bet-as-ai-automates-30pc-of-consulting-tasks-20260506-p5zubv

Deloitte's $1b back-office bet as AI automates 30pc of consulting tasks

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (80+ words) AFR Deloitte Australia wants to more than triple its managed services arm into a $1 billion business by 2030, offsetting the threat from artificial intelligence that may automate one-third of routine consulting tasks within three years. Joanne Gorton, Deloitte Australia's chief executive,…...

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afr. com > companies > financial-services > cbus-is-latest-super-fund-to-hike-insurance-premiums-as-claims-surge-20260504-p5ztio

Cbus is latest super fund to hike insurance premiums as claims surge

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (162+ words) AFR More than half a million Cbus customers will see their insurance premiums jump by an average of 46 per cent from July, as the construction worker focused fund becomes the latest superannuation provider to pass a double-digit increase onto its…...

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afr. com > companies > healthcare-and-fitness > bupa-warns-of-private-health-exodus-as-the-price-of-cover-soars-20260330-p5zjy2

Bupa warns of private health exodus as the price of cover soars

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (88+ words) AFR The Australian chief executive of Bupa says almost one in 10 of the insurance giant's 4. 4 million local customers have cut back on their policies in the last two years as pressure on family budgets grows. Nick Stone, who runs the…...

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afr. com > companies > healthcare-and-fitness > people-are-dumping-their-top-tier-health-insurance-20260326-p5zivq

People are dumping their top-tier health insurance

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (83+ words) AFR Millions of Australians will pay significantly more for top-level health insurance because a mass exodus of people from gold-tier policies is forcing up prices at the same time premiums are rising to the highest level in almost a decade....

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afr. com > companies > financial-services > aussuper-to-lift-insurance-premiums-by-up-to-40pc-20260325-p5wy8k

Aus Super to lift insurance premiums by up to 40pc

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (100+ words) AFR Nearly 3. 6 million Australians will see their insurance premiums jump by 40 per cent from June when Australian Super, the country's largest pension fund, passes on price increases driven by a dramatic rise in mental health and disability claims from younger…...

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afr. com > wealth > superannuation > how-to-keep-your-seniors-health-card-as-deeming-rates-rise-20260309-p5o8w9

How to keep your seniors" health card as deeming rates rise

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (93+ words) Generous medical benefits worth up to $3, 000 can be kept by monitoring income buffers and using superannuation structures to navigate rising deeming rates. A: It's understandable to feel concern when two cost increases land in the same month. A private health insurance…...

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afr. com > policy > economy > ndis-spends-12b-on-support-for-walks-movies-haircuts-20260302-p5o6ls

NDIS spends $12b on support for walks, movies, haircuts

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (99+ words) AFR The National Disability Insurance Scheme spent $11. 6 billion on social and community support for participants last year, including cafe visits and assistance with dog walks, driving nearly a quarter of the scheme's ballooning cost as Labor attempts to reign in…...

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