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Health Funds Committed to Affordable Premiums as lowest increase in a decade delivered
Australian Health Funds remain fully committed to working with the Coalition Government to improve the sustainability and affordability of the…
General Treatment benefits up by 3.7% in past 12 months
The latest Private Health Insurance statistics released by the APRA (November 2016) show an increase in benefits paid on behalf…
Australians with private health insurance win from closure of skin lesion loophole
The private health insurance industry has applauded the Health Minister for consulting and then acting quickly to close a loophole…
RACGP Cash Grab Loses Credibility Due to Wrong Figures and Dodgy Accounting
The claim by Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) President Dr Bastian Seidel, that the rebate on private health…
Statement from Dr Rachel David – Response to Grattan Institute Report Age of Entitlement
The private health insurance rebate assists older Australians to manage their healthcare and helps keep pressure off the public hospital…
Health Funds Committed to Affordable Premiums
APRA’s 2015-16 Private Health Insurance Annual Report demonstrates that Health Funds are operating successfully and efficiently and the industry is…





