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Health insurers working with natural therapists to develop accreditation and claims framework
Health funds have welcomed a legislative change today that will allow rebates to be paid for a range of natural…
Health insurers lift payments to private hospitals to help them through a difficult period
Health insurers are delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in additional payments to private hospitals to help them through a…
Specialist doctors’ fees threaten the future of private hospitals
The rising cost to see some specialist doctors in the community, such as psychiatrists, obstetricians and cardiologists, is decimating demand…
Access to specialist doctors plummeting as some charge more than $900 for an appointment
Medicare data shows the number of Australians consulting medical specialists in the community has fallen 10% over the past five…
New descriptor for Accredited Exercise Physiologists starting 1 April 2025
More health fund members will be able to access funded group exercise from April 1 thanks to a change to…
Private hospitals receiving record high payments from health insurers as more people take out health cover
Private health insurers paid private hospitals a record $12.3 billion for Australians’ health care in the year to March, data…