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From $650 to $5,650: The steep rise in specialist doctor fees for common medical procedures
Australians are facing soaring medical bills for common private hospital procedures, with some costing nine times more than they did…
Data shows more private mental health hospital beds are being added to the system
Data on private hospital licenses and expansions shows Australia’s private mental health sector is continuing to expand.
People with health insurance are receiving ‘shock bills’ from ACT public hospitals
ACT residents with private health insurance are being hit with excessive out-of-pocket costs for opting to use their insurance in…
ACT Government must abandon its secret $180 tax on health insurance
Canberrans with health insurance will be slugged $180 a year from January – or $360 for families – after the…
Specialist doctors hit Australians with soaring out-of-pocket bills
Australians seeking healthcare in the private sector have been slugged with a 9% surge in hospital out-of-pocket fees over the…
Doctors and health funds call for spinal cord stimulators to be banned
The Australian Government should ban the use of spinal cord stimulators for pain after research reveals one-in-three people are having…