Is a US-style health system coming to Aus?
Last December, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) proposed to authorise Honeysuckle Health to form a buying group to collectively negotiate and manage contracts…
Tag: Private health insurance
Buy now, pay later surgery launches in Australian hospitals
One of the country's leading healthcare providers is trialling an 'Afterpay'-style service for elective patients.
Medibank buys $63m stake in GP corporate
The company has spent $63 million on a stake in Australia's third-biggest GP corporate.
I fear for the future of public hospital care
Recently an email from a SA Health bureaucrat, which was leaked to the ABC, suggested that some public hospital surgical waiting lists could be improved by…
Doctors’ fees site wins more Govt funding
Despite criticism over its usefulness, the federal budget pledged a further $17 million for the Medical Costs Finder website.
Professor Michael Kidd tasked with ‘Rolfing’ review
He will recommend whether 16 alternative therapies deserve private health funding
The goriest thing in medicine is Workers Comp
A frequent question doctors might be asked when socialising with non-healthcare professionals is: “What is the goriest thing you’ve ever seen?” We all have different…
The problem with private health insurance – and how to improve it
The last thing Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt would want right now is talk of another crisis while he manages COVID-19 and its immense fallout.…
Do we really want US-style managed care in Australia?
Recent media reports suggest private health insurer Medibank is looking to invest in private hospitals.1 According to The Australian the medical insurer is keen to acquire East…
The bleak future of private health insurance
Geoff Summerhayes speaks of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's 'growing concern'.
