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Doctors take jab at 'shady tactics' of health insurers

Doctors take jab at 'shady tactics' of health insurers

Australians are paying more for private health insurance but are covered for less as health insurers dispute the latest findings from a peak medical body.

Bad genes ban: insurers to be blocked from using data

Bad genes ban: insurers to be blocked from using data

Bad genes ban: insurers to be blocked from using data

Bad genes ban: insurers to be blocked from using data

Insurance companies will be banned from taking Australians' genetic tests into account when offering cover, in a push to address gene discrimination.

Bulk bill incentive could miss thousands of GP clinics

Bulk bill incentive could miss thousands of GP clinics

Bulk bill incentive could miss thousands of GP clinics

Bulk bill incentive could miss thousands of GP clinics

A federal government plan to make GP visits cheaper for all Australians could come up significantly short because of the structure of an incentive payment.

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Health insurer fined for rejecting partial procedures

Health insurer fined for rejecting partial procedures

A private health giant admits to knocking back thousands of claims it should have covered, lumping customers with huge hospital fees.

'Astronomical' mess prompts hospital insurance plan

'Astronomical' mess prompts hospital insurance plan

A beleaguered major hospital's strained operator is seeking some of its investment back but plans are in motion to restrict it .

Cochlear launches new implant, downgrades guidance

Cochlear launches new implant, downgrades guidance

Weaker-than-expected sales have prompted a home-grown health technology giant to downgrade guidance, just as it releases its latest device.

Insurers accused of 'playing people for mugs'

Insurers accused of 'playing people for mugs'

Private hospitals say health insurers are not putting enough money into patients as figures show the extent of out-of-pocket costs for Aussies.

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Insurer ordered to pay $750k for misleading contracts

Insurer ordered to pay $750k for misleading contracts

Insurer ordered to pay $750k for misleading contracts

Insurer ordered to pay $750k for misleading contracts

HCF has been fined after a judge found the company misled customers with unfair life insurance contract terms.

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

More than 4000 complaints about private health insurers

Waiting on the phone for hours to claim money back or query policy coverage from health insurance giants is an all too common experience for thousands.

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Dental body sinks teeth into private health policies

Australia's peak dental body is calling for greater transparency around private health insurance to provide more clarity and protection for policy holders.

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Millions of Australians are being overcharged by health insurers using a loophole to dodge the rules against raising premiums.

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Climate damage: $7 trillion hit to standard of living

Living standards will suffer further as extreme weather hits households and businesses, an investor group warns, with insurance already out of reach for some.

'Fix this': torn-up contracts not in patients' interest

'Fix this': torn-up contracts not in patients' interest

'Fix this': torn-up contracts not in patients' interest

'Fix this': torn-up contracts not in patients' interest

A major private hospital operator and multiple insurers have been urged to negotiate as contracts are torn up, likely to result in patients paying more.

Insurer misled with claim on pre-existing conditions

Insurer misled with claim on pre-existing conditions

Insurer misled with claim on pre-existing conditions

Insurer misled with claim on pre-existing conditions

Health insurer HCF wrongly claimed it could deny coverage to someone with a pre-existing condition, even if they had not been diagnosed when signing up.

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Taxpayers are topping up health fund profits: analysis

Major health insurers have been accused of expecting NSW hospitals to subsidise their record profits amid a stand-off over who foots hospital bills.

GP visit costs rise despite increase in health funding

People are paying higher out-of-pocket costs to see a GP despite an increase in funding to health care delivering millions more bulk-billed trips to the doctor.

Customers cut health insurance in cost-of-living crisis

Financial pressures and stiff competition have limited the number of Australian customers signing up to health insurance policies.

'We will catch you': Shorten pledges NDIS fraud action

Criminals and charlatans attempting to defraud the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been warned they will be caught.

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Insurance loopholes leveraged for financial abuse

Perpetrators of domestic violence have leveraged insurance policies to financially control victims, prompting calls for insurers to do more.

Calls for health insurance oversight after premium rise

The largest increase in health insurance premiums for five years has been signed off on by the federal government.

GPs in 'most parlous state' since birth of Medicare

Mark Butler says GP clinics are in in their most parlous state since the beginning of Medicare, as the scheme prepares to mark 40 years in operation.

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