Media Releases
Young people flocking to health insurance despite cost-of-living crisis
Hundreds of thousands of Australians have taken out health insurance for hospital treatment over the past year, demonstrating strong demand…
Healthscope rips up contracts with private health insurers so it can gouge Australian patients and increase profits for North American private equity owners
Within months of signing contracts with health funds representing 50% of Australia’s private health insurance market, Healthscope has announced it…
Thousands of health insurance members may have been over-charged by specialist doctors
Health insurers are urging people who have had surgery in private hospitals to check if they have been billed incorrectly…
Nurse practitioners a solution to private hospital workforce woes
Nurse practitioners should be given more responsibilities in private hospitals under Medicare to ease a shortage of medical specialists, the…
Fibrin sealant medicines will continue to be funded by private health insurers
Fibrin sealant medicines will continue to be funded by private health insurers. Suggestions in the media today that health funds…
Healthscope accused of ‘unethical new low’ to extort money from Australians with health insurance
Healthscope hospitals, the second largest private hospital group in Australia owned by North American private equity group Brookfield, has announced…