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Hospitals to pressure Labor to link nurse pay hikes with premiums
Operators including Brookfield-owned Healthscope and ASX-listed Ramsay Health Care want the radical change and say facilities will close if they are not funded.
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- Michael Smith and James Thomson
We’ll all be taking Ozempic-type drugs ‘like we do daily vitamins’
Doctors say they have not seen anything like this since the emergence of statins to lower cholesterol. But do we know enough about the long-term impact?
- Michael Smith
Health insurers warn of closures without 6pc premium hike
Health funds have asked Labor to allow big premium rises as the amount they charge policyholders is not keeping pace with healthcare inflation.
- Michael Smith
The woman defending the industry everyone loves to hate
Private health insurers are being derided all around, but their chief lobbyist, Rachel David, insists they make our medical system the envy of the Americans and British.
- Michael Smith
Brookfield’s Healthscope secures extension on $1.6b debt
The private hospital operator has been given more time from its lenders to secure extra funding from insurers as costs mount.
- Michael Smith
November
Wilsons healthcare analyst jumps to Barrenjoey
Melissa Benson will work alongside Nick McGarrigle and Josh Kannourakis in the emerging companies team.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Health insurer salaries in the spotlight as premiums climb
The salaries of Australia’s big health insurance bosses are rising with their profits.
- Michael Smith
GP referrals to be axed under proposed health shake-up
Patients could skip a visit to their GP when obtaining referrals to some specialists under the recommendations of Labor’s inquiry into the healthcare system.
- Michael Smith