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Medibank in $24m of secret policy changes before float, court hears

Lucille KeenReporter
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Australia's largest health insurer Medibank was set to save $24 million from a change to policies made just months before its float, a court has heard.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission claimed the health insurer, which listed on the ASX in 2014, misled consumers and participated in a "cynical and high-handed course of conduct" that led to sick customers facing "bill shock".

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