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Behind the private health insurance ‘death spiral’

Behind the private health insurance ‘death spiral’

by MedTechnique Consulting | Aug 14, 2019 | Health and Government, Health Insurance

The Grattan Institute report ‘The history and purposes of private insurance’[1] by Stephen Duckett and Kristina Nemet made headlines in Australia last month, particularly the somewhat lurid language describing private health insurance being in a ‘death spiral’....
Cardiac Ablation Catheters included on the March 2019 Prostheses List

Cardiac Ablation Catheters included on the March 2019 Prostheses List

by MedTechnique Consulting | Jul 1, 2019 | Health and Government

The Prostheses List is a list of implantable medical devices for which Australian private health insurers must pay a specific benefit over and above any payment for the associated hospital admission.  While the industry has always been supportive in general of the...
Are Doctor’s Fees Threatening Private Health Insurance in Australia?

Are Doctor’s Fees Threatening Private Health Insurance in Australia?

by MedTechnique Consulting | May 29, 2018 | Health and Government, Health Insurance, Medical Devices Reimbursement

Australia has a universal healthcare system (Medicare).  There is also has a private health insurance option that covers admissions into private hospitals.  It is understandable that most Australians who are not health economists (unlike yours truly) would consider...
Cardiac Ablation Catheters included on the March 2019 Prostheses List

Prostheses List Reform Update

by MedTechnique Consulting | Nov 2, 2016 | Health and Government, Medical Devices Reimbursement

The cost and value of private health insurance is always a hot topic for consumers. For the past several months there has been a very vocal campaign, mainly in the Murdoch press, highlighting the prices paid by private health insurers for implantable devices included...

Will there be any changes in the Australian Medical Device Market Post Election?

by MedTechnique Consulting | Jun 29, 2016 | Health and Government, Health Insurance, Medical Devices Reimbursement

Those of us living in Australia have endured a seemingly interminable, quite boring, election campaign.  While health and the Australian Medicare system has been a campaign issue, there has, not surprisingly, been little discussion about medical technology...

Further Reading May 2016 Newsletter

by MedTechnique Consulting | May 27, 2016 | Health and Government, Medical Devices Reimbursement

What is the Medicare Rebate Freeze? The Health Minister, Sussan Ley spectacularly bungled the discussion about the Medicare Rebate Freeze this week.  This article by Associate Professor Helen Dickinson explains the history of the rebate freeze and the ramifications of...
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