Taxpayers fund police lap-banding
The Sunday Times can reveal that top brass and the Police Union have agreed to pay up to $2000 towards lap-banding operations for obese officers in a bid to counter chronic illnesses. Several officers,...
View ArticlePrivate insurance patients pay 30 – 70 % more for medical devices
PRIVATELY insured patients are paying 30 to 70 per cent more for medical devices such as pacemakers, stents and artificial joints than public hospitals and patients overseas. These devices are costing...
View ArticleUS Woman will marry for health insurance
Note: This couldn’t happen in Australia as the funds aren’t able to refuse on pre- existing conditions. I am 45 and was born with a genetic immune disorder C-4 complement deficiency. I am currently on...
View Article2.2% increase in Australians covered by health insurance
NOTE: In the same period premiums up 7.3% and Benefits paid out 9.3% Health Minister Nicola Roxon says Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC) figures released today show the number of...
View ArticleAustralian Government tenders for New Private Health Insurance Model
Your chance to fix the Australian Private Health Insurance system. Please let us know what you would change in the comments below. The Department of Health and Ageing is seeking tenders from capable...
View ArticleMBF health insurance premiums up by 5.62%
MBF will put its premiums up by 5.62% in the April 2010 annual increases. Posted via web from Health Insurance Australia
View ArticleMedibank Private 10 most Expensive Health Insurance Claims in 2010
National Chart Toppers 2010 – Procedure & Total Benefit List 1 Neonatal surgery and post-operative care: $439,626 2 Neonatal surgery and post-operative care: $350,420 3 Neonatal surgery...
View ArticleAHM We Love Healthy Competition ad campign
via mumbrella.com.au Posted via web from Health Insurance Australia
View ArticleMedibank Opens Urgent Medical Treatment Clinic
Well, you need not fret no more the next time you require treatment! A local insurance company, Medibank Private Health Insurance recently announced the opening of Australia’s first Rapid Care Clinic...
View ArticleQLD Public hospital policy of paying patients’ insurance excess
via theaustralian.com.au Posted via web from Health Insurance Australia
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