Behind the private health insurance ‘death spiral’
The Grattan Institute report ‘The history and purposes of private insurance’ [1] by Stephen Duckett and Kristina Nemet made headlines in Australia last month, particularly the somewhat lurid language describing...
Labor’s Cancer Care Policy and the Australian Constitution
The Australian Constitution and Labor’s Cancer Care Policy. As we ever so slowly move towards the Australian Federal Election, both major parties are presenting their health policies. Labor has promised...
Cardiac Ablation Catheters included on the March 2019 Prostheses List
The Prostheses List is a list of implantable medical devices for which Australian private health insurers must pay a specific benefit over and above any payment for the associated hospital...
