Health insurance
Alternative labels
Health insurance schemes
Report
Report to the Australian Senate on anti-competitive and other practices by health insurers and providers in relation to private health insurance
This report analyses key competition and consumer developments and trends in the private health insurance industry between 1 July 2017 and 30 June 2018, including ACCC enforcement and other actions relating to the health sector.
Report
Mapping primary care in Australia
Primary care policy in Australia is under-done. Neither the Commonwealth nor the states have taken the lead. This report shows new policies are needed.
Report
Bupa health insurance hospital policy changes
This report discusses the detrimental impacts of the changes on consumers, particularly those in regional Australia. The report also considers the appropriateness of communications that Bupa provided to policyholders about the changes.
Position paper
Australian government response to the independent review of health providers’ access to Medicare card numbers
The Australian government has released this response to the independent review, agreeing without qualification to thirteen recommendations and agreeing in-principle to the remaining recommendation. The response also acknowledges the excellent work of Professor Peter Shergold and the review panel.
Discussion paper
Governance, fit and proper, audit and disclosure requirements for private health insurers: discussion paper
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced a package of proposed measures designed to improving governance and decision-making in the private health insurance sector.