Sick system: private health insurance in crisis
Majority of consumers unsatisfied with health insurance policy
Overwhelmingly, readers say they find the system confusing and their policy does not cover them as comprehensively as they expected
Private health insurance industry says Australian system affordable
Dr Rachel David, chief executive of Private Healthcare Australia, says comments critical of industry are ‘one-sided’
Is private health insurance worth paying for? Readers respond
Experts agree private health insurance is broken. But how can it be fixed?
Market failure: private health insurance only worth it for 'the pregnant, the rich and the sick'
Private health insurance system in urgent need of reform as analysts say it is ‘virtually impossible’ for the average person to compare policies
My patient had private health insurance for peace of mind. Then he got cancer
Ranjana SrivastavaThere should be room for choice and competition in healthcare in Australia. But it’s worth asking whether the system we’ve got is value for money
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