Private health group Ramsay given special access to public hospital emergency patients
Ramsay Health Care has been granted special access to a Queensland public emergency department (ED) under a scheme…
AMA Queensland calls for Medicare rebate rise over cancer costs
A Brisbane mother is facing thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving radiation therapy, sparking demand from…
Older Australians concerned about Labor’s plan to reduce private health insurance rebates
Disability pensioner Denise Peters puts a high value on her private health insurance. It has helped pay for…
Rethinking private health: what Australia can learn from abroad
There is plenty for Australia to learn from the health systems of other countries, including Taiwan. Australia’s health…
Health insurance premiums to hike as much as 25 per cent, CHOICE analysis shows
Millions of Australians could see their private health insurance premiums rise by as much as 25 per cent…
Private health insurance customers stung by exclusions after downgrading from gold policies
Trevor Cox was driving his wife to hospital for an emergency shoulder replacement when a phone call changed…
Private health premiums to rise at fastest rate in almost a decade
Private health insurance premiums will rise at their fastest rate in almost a decade after the federal government…
Private health insurers take aim at rising specialists fees
When Luan Lawrenson-Woods was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2017 she had to become an expert in…
Healthscope under fire over proposal to farm millions in employees’ tax benefits
In-receivership private health group Healthscope is asking almost 20,000 staff to access a tax break worth up to…