Media Releases
Prescribed list wind back risks higher health insurance premiums
The Federal Government’s decision to wind-back the planned removal of general use items from the Prescribed List of Medical Devices…
Government must stop compelling health insurance funds to pay for ineffective medical care and dangerous, discredited medical devices
Private Healthcare Australia (PHA) is calling for the immediate recall and suspension of spinal cord stimulators to protect public safety,…
Fraud, waste and abuse rife in Australia’s ‘back pain industry’
An investigation by ABC Four Corners into spinal surgery has exposed serious risks to patients and the shocking extent of…
Health funds keep premium rise under inflation but rising costs remain a challenge
Health fund premiums will rise by an average 3.03% this year, much lower than inflation. Premium increases for other insurance…
Health funds pay record amount for healthcare in 2023 as member claims exceed pre COVID levels
Australian health funds paid a record $23.6 billion for healthcare in 2023 as claims by health funds members hit a…
Statement from Private Healthcare Australia – PHI Premiums 2024
A report on the front page of ‘The Australian’ newspaper suggesting the health insurance industry is in a ‘war of…