Yet another skirmish in the private hospital versus private health fund wars erupted this week. This one was triggered by Healthscope’s decision to start charging…
This week, Bupa revealed its offering 24/7 access to free telehealth consults, with patients able to secure prescriptions and referrals without having to see their…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 have accused the ABC of tarnishing their reputation and unnecessarily alarming patients after a Four Corners report alleged that most anaesthetists were exaggerating the…
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