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Annual High Claims Survey Shows Value of Keeping Private Cover
The Private Healthcare Australia Annual High Claims Survey Report analyses the nature and magnitude of high claims met by Health Funds over the past 12.... Read more
Clinical Indicators as a Measure of Healthcare
Quality improvement is a major focus of the Australian healthcare system. In order to identify what should be improved it is necessary to measure it..... Read more
Hold on to Health Cover as Means Test Nears
Government rules on health insurance already leave most consumers bewildered. From July 1, means testing will only add to the confusion.
CHOICE has crunched the.... Read more
Media Releases
High Claims Payments Hits Record High of $3.8 billion in 2011
Private Healthcare Australia’s annual survey of ‘high claims’ in 2011, found that private health funds paid 169,825 claims where the benefit payment for the episode.... Read more
Public and Private Health Hurt by Rebate Cuts
Private Healthcare Australia warns that an uncertain period lies ahead for Australia’s health system.
The passage of the means-testing legislation through the Lower House signals.... Read more
Government Means Testing Modelling Flawed
An independent report released today exposes flawed Treasury modelling in relation to the Government’s proposal to means-testing the 30% Rebate on Private Health Insurance.
“Members.... Read more
Stats & Data
Hospital Wide Clinical Indicators
The ACHS has released its Australasian Clinical Indicator Report 2003-2010 and this provides an overview of the analysis of clinical indicators including hospital wide.... Read more
Unplanned Readmission Clinical Indicators Point to Private Sector Delivery of Better Quality Care
When a patients is readmitted to a hospital due to some complications caused by a previous hospital treatment or procedure this hospital visit is called.... Read more
We Cover 12 Million Australians
As at 31 December 2011, the number of insured persons with hospital cover was 10,403,680, and the number of insured persons with general treatment cover.... Read more
Health News
Good Health Adds Life to Years
Every year World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April and this year The World Health Organization is calling for a concerted and.... Read more
PBS Price Cuts
A new round of price cuts for off-patent medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, which comes into effect from 1 April 2012, will ensure PBS savings.... Read more
Heart Disease Decrease Over the Decade
The proportion of deaths from heart disease has decreased over the past decade, accounting for 15% of all deaths in 2010, compared with 20% in.... Read more
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