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‘Bupa is bleeding us dry’: Healthscope CEO steps up insurer attacks
Australia’s second-biggest hospital group will launch an advertising campaign on Wednesday accusing insurers of under-funding healthcare.
Investors have moved away on private hospitals, industry warns
Investors in private hospital developments have shifted away from the sector, further heaping pressure on the healthcare system.
WA calls for urgent action on private health funding crisis
The WA government says the nation’s private healthcare system needs immediate reforms, with the state’s health minister lamenting fundamental problems in the sector.
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Health Department review finds private hospitals ‘uninvestable’
The preliminary findings, which have not been made public, come as Labor MPs grow concerned that the government is failing to fix a crisis in the system.
August
Why Australia’s sick hospitals are on the brink
Australians are paying more for surgery in private hospitals than ever, and there is no cure in sight for facilities struggling with record costs and fees.
Private patients face Ramsay hospital lockout
The nation’s largest private hospital operator said it would refuse to deal with health insurers that did not agree to cover a bigger portion of surging costs.
Insurer payments to hospitals are rising – so are out-of-pocket costs
But major hospital groups say surging specialist fees and medical device expenses mean the higher payments are still barely keeping them above water.
NIB says plan to fix hospital pricing ‘crazy’ as funding tensions grow
Insurers and hospitals are split on how to fix their acrimonious pricing negotiations as government reviews private health.
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Fixed price operations could be coming to private hospitals
Tensions between hospitals and health insurers are heating up as the federal government completes its inquiry into the struggling sector.
Fisher & Paykel ups earnings guidance as hospital rates rise
The New Zealand company says margin improvements and growing demand for its products from hospitals is driving earnings.
Private health cover could become unaffordable, Medibank warns
The insurer says foreign student policyholders have surged, but fewer permanent Australian residents signed up for private health insurance than expected.
St Vincent’s and NIB back from the brink with new deal
Hospital group St Vincent’s has secured a new funding deal with NIB which it says will avoid thousands of patients paying higher costs.
Healius’ net loss doubles as it restructures, sells imaging unit
The pathology group says the sale of its imaging business is “well advanced” as it posted a net loss in line with expectations.
Call for medical supply overhaul after IV fluid shortage shock
Health ministers met on Friday to discuss a critical shortage of IV fluid bags which is raising questions about Australia’s ability to source medical supplies.
Cochlear shares slide after missing market expectations
Cochlear says sales of its hearing implants globally will drive profit higher by between 6 per cent and 11 per cent this year.
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Pro Medicus share surge defies growth warning
Shares in market darling Pro Medicus jumped on the company’s latest bumper profit, but its CEO says that level of growth will be difficult to maintain.
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A guide to middle-aged backpacking
What I did not want to relive were the bed bugs, hostel dormitory rooms, or hellish overnight bus journeys on pot-holed roads.
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CSL’s bullish earnings call dimmed by stumbles at new Vifor business
The country’s largest pharmaceutical company says it expects double-digit earnings growth for the next five years as its core blood products business surges.
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Pressure for health premium overhaul in election headache for Albanese
The influential medical lobby is demanding an independent umpire to determine how high insurance premiums can rise as negotiations over the next increase begin.
Competition regulator delays $8.8b Chemist Warehouse deal approval
The ACCC is undertaking more analysis of the transaction, which would merge the pharmacy giant into Sigma Healthcare. A decision won’t be made until October.