Private health insurer offers free telehealth consults to two million members
Bupa is offering its two million members free telehealth consults with doctors, claiming they will avoid hundreds of dollars in gap fees. The patients will…
Tag: Private health insurance
‘We have not accused anyone of being greedy’: What private health funds really think of doctors
The medical profession has become familiar with the news stories on the crisis in private healthcare. Private hospitals say their future is in peril. Health…
Greedy doctors? The enormous salaries of health fund CEOs are far beyond what we could ever hope to make
The mainstream media was once more awash with accusations of doctor greed last week. The alleged perpetrators this time were obstetricians, but as we know,…
Sky-high obstetrician fees are destroying private maternity services, health insurers claim
Private insurers says obstetricians are charging the highest out-of-pocket fees of any doctor group in the country and risk destroying the viability of Australia’s private…
Govt proposes opening up nurse practitioner access to private health rebates
Patients with chronic disease management plans under private health insurance could soon claim rebates for nurse practitioner consultations under a Federal Government proposal. Currently, patients…
Private healthcare crisis: NIB refusing to pay its ‘fair share’ warns hospital boss
When private negotiations go sour and spill into the public domain, you know something is going badly wrong. Last week, the country’s largest not-for-profit private…
Cheaper than building more hospitals: My solution to overloaded obstetric units
It’s been argued that cover for the management of pregnancy as a private patient be included in all private hospital insurance coverage. The only people…
Anaesthetists hit back after Four Corners and Margaret Faux accuse them of Medicare rorts
Anaesthetists have accused the ABC of tarnishing their reputation and unnecessarily alarming patients after a Four Corners report alleged that most anaesthetists were exaggerating the…
Bill shockers: $1099 for an IV push and other tales of US healthcare madness
If anyone needs a reason to be grateful for Australian healthcare — for all its current troubles — they can always look at life in…
Health insurers want freedom to fund chronic disease management plans as hospital costs rise
Private health insurers have repeated calls for an end to legislation restricting their role in funding chronic disease management care. The issue resurfaced during the…
