Health insurance
This $24m website should let you compare medical fees. Only 20 doctors have used it
“So, over $1 million per doctor on the website?” Senator David Pocock asked department officials at budget estimates.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Healthcare
Yes, an ‘ADHD tax’ is a real thing. I know because I pay it every day
We work and strive to live normal lives. But our financial, workplace, education and legal systems are all designed for neurotypical people. And that comes at a price.
- by Caroline Zielinski
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Tripologist
Australian travellers can get free healthcare overseas, but beware this trap
While Australia has healthcare agreements with 11 other countries that mean you can access their health systems for free, there are some issues to be aware of.
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Apple watches, cinema tickets: Are health insurance perks worth it?
Customers have been warned that new health insurer incentives should not come at the expense of high premiums.
- by John Collett
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Cybersecurity
Compensation for Medibank hack victims could be fast-tracked
The privacy watchdog is proceeding with a complaint filed on behalf of millions of Medibank cyberattack victims, which could fast-track compensation claims.
- by Colin Kruger
Opinion
Healthcare
How to manage now private health insurance costs are (seriously) rising
If you want to keep your coverage but can’t find the extra money, there are a number of options available to you.
- by Victoria Devine
Opinion
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Health insurer just stung you again? As charades go, this one is premium
The latest average rise in private health insurance premiums is below inflation, but many policyholders will be paying well above the average.
- by Anne Hyland
Private health insurance premiums to rise 3 per cent on average
Health Minister Mark Butler has emphasised the annual increase – which comes into effect on April 1 – is lower than the annual rise in wages.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Louise says genetic testing saved her life. But others are being put off
Concerns about how life insurance deals with genetic testing are deterring people from getting important tests. Even the industry welcomes government intervention.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Opinion
Opinion
How to turn the looming health insurance hike into a discount
With health costs a big contributor to inflation, an opportunity to lock in this year’s cheaper rates for another 12 months will no doubt be welcome.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Healthcare
The private health procedures where out-of-pocket costs have jumped most
The gap fees for hip and knee replacements have risen 35 per cent in the past five years, while the out-of pocket cost of other procedures has surged 300 per cent.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos