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Hospitality recruitment app Supp calls gig-workers contractors. Some users say it leads to casual work without entitlements
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1203+ words) Exclusive: Workers’ rights experts raise ‘alarm bells’ over app requiring ABNs for jobs they say lack worker autonomy Concerns have been raised that workers using an increasingly popular Australian hospitality gig-work app may be missing out on entitlements such as…...
Watchdog warns of risks to patients as private equity’s stake in US healthcare grows
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (622+ words) New report details slew of ventures between private equity and nonprofits and calls for greater government oversight A watchdog group is calling for greater government oversight of joint ventures between private equity firms and non-profit healthcare providers, arguing that the…...
Plan to reduce private health rebates for older Australians to have ‘almost no impact’ on hospital system, expert says
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (678+ words) Labor will push ahead with a plan to reduce insurance rebates, meaning three million older Australians to pay $250 extra a year for private health A leading health economist says the removal of higher private health insurance rebates for those aged…...
JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (942+ words) Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigated JD Vance has threatened to “turn off” federal funding for government health insurance programs in states that refuse to comply with the Trump administration’s crackdown…...
Trump threatens 100% tariff on US drug makers that don’t strike deals to lower prices
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (346+ words) New tax will hit branded drugs and active ingredients while exempting generics for at least one year Donald Trump is threatening 100% tariffs on pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals to lower US drug prices. The new tariff will only…...
With Australian private health insurance premiums set to jump by 4.41%, will policies deliver more or just cost more?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (835+ words) The biggest premium hike in 10 years prompts questions, as government incentives continue to drive people to take out cover merely to avoid tax penalties The government has approved a 4.41% private health insurance premium rise from April – the largest hike in…...
The premium for my private health insurance is going up. How do I figure out if it’s worth it?
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (649+ words) Auditing your health insurance has to be an annual task if you want to be efficient with your finances, writes Australian policy expert Kat George. While your needs might change, the strategy you use to assess them doesn’t have to…...
Insurer won’t pay out after medical emergency forced us to cancel wedding
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (547+ words) We have now lost £22,000 and now can’t afford to book a new date for the ceremony Two days before my wedding last May, my 23-year-old brother was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and underwent emergency surgery. I had bought cancellation…...
US health insurance executives testify before Congress about increasing costs of healthcare
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (724+ words) CEO of UnitedHealth Group said his company will return profits earned from Affordable Care Act plans to customers Executives from five of the country’s largest health insurance companies appeared before Congress on Thursday as lawmakers examined why healthcare has become…...
‘I would lose my vision’: Americans relying on ACA health plan face uncertainty
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1052+ words) Expiration of expanded subsidies has left many with higher healthcare costs – and some with no coverage at all The final day for most Americans to enroll in an Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plan that begins in February passed…...