Health Insurers News
Rudd finesses the funding, Abbott promises beds
Wednesday March 24, 2010
KEVIN Rudd threw a lifeline to hundreds of rural hospitals and Tony Abbott pledged 3500 new hospital beds in a head-to-head clash on health reform awarded to the Prime Minister.Back in campaign mode, Obama hits his mark in polls
Friday March 12, 2010
WASHINGTON: Doing what he does best appears to be paying off for Barack Obama.The public case for Medibank Private
Thursday February 25, 2010
I own Australia's biggest share portfolio. I own the Australian Submarine Corporation and Medibank Private. And I own half of Australia Post, Australian Rail Track Corporation, Defence Housing Australia, the National Broadband Network Company and the Australian Government Solicitor. My portfolio includes a small share in Snowy Hydro Ltd, a Canberra office park, a couple of ships, and the Albury-Wodonga Corporation.BRIEFS
Friday November 13, 2009
Doctors pay planNo-pay plan for medical mistakes
Friday November 13, 2009
HOSPITALS and doctors will not get paid if they make big mistakes, under a plan being prepared by health insurers for consideration by the Federal Government.Medical companies on notice
Thursday September 24, 2009
MEDICAL device companies accused of lavishing doctors with inducements to win business have been warned by Health Minister Nicola Roxon to desist or face tougher government regulation.Flu vaccine program in crisis
Friday August 28, 2009
THE Federal Government's plan to immunise the population against swine flu is in chaos because doctors' insurers may not cover them to administer the jab, saying inadequate testing and the possibility of spreading other infections mean there is too high a risk that patients will sue them later.Things worth celebrating
Saturday August 22, 2009
Age Book of the Year winner Steven Amsterdam has led a variety-filled life, writes Jason Steger.Another Year, Another Pitch On Health Fund Premiums
Friday December 19, 2008
AUSTRALIA'S private health insurers are asking the Federal Government to approve large increases in their premiums - well above last year's rise of 5 per cent. This year, insurers have been affected by the sharemarket downturn and have seen their total profit halved to $560 million. At the same time, even though premiums grew by 9.5per cent, the size of their payouts rose by more than 10 per cent. Even so, the taxpayer is entitled to ask why should they further assist an industry that is already ...Insurers Seek Higher Premiums
Thursday December 18, 2008
PRIVATE health insurers have asked the Federal Government to approve big increases in premiums because of a profit slump in the past financial year.Solid Result Says Health Group
Thursday September 25, 2008
HEALTH-CARE, retirement living and financial services mutual Australian Unity has recorded flat profit growth as health insurers size each other up as potential merger partners.Higher Bills From Health Insurers May Be Deceptive: Accc
Wednesday November 26, 2003
Australia's consumer watchdog says private health funds may be breaching consumer protection laws and misleading customers.Pay Rise For Health Fund Staff
Friday May 16, 2003
IT took almost three years, but one of Australia's largest health insurers has finally reached agreement on a pay deal with employees.Consumers Are Cinderellas In The Health Care Debate
Tuesday April 29, 2003
Australia's health care debate is appalling. Medical lobbies want more and more subsidies and hand-outs while restricting access to their professions. Health insurers want taxpayer subsidies to survive as so-called businesses. And the left wants public hospitals to be given more money so the supplyThe Private Pain Of Health Cover
Sunday September 29, 2002
Maria Marroncelli and her husband, Angelo, have been with Medibank Private for three-and-a-half years but are considering changing health insurers after Friday's announcement that a popular discount scheme would be abolished.Insurers Diagnosed
Wednesday June 28, 2000
Private health insurers would suffer substantial cost pressures as a result of the Federal Government's Lifetime Health Cover scheme, ratings agency Standard & Poor's has warned. In a report on the state of the private health insurance industry, the agency said there was a risk that the leveHealth Funds Feel Better Now
Sunday May 21, 2000
PRIVATE health insurers are scrambling to keep up with a flood of demand from thirtysomethings rushing to avoid penalties for missing the Lifetime Health Cover deadline of June 30. Funds are employing extra staff to deal with the number of phone calls and using websites to channel new applicatio