The report card is designed to help consumers choose the right private health cover and determine value for money. The report highlights major issues in the sector including the complexity of choosing the right health fund and level of cover. It finds that the private health insurance system is in trouble and needs real reform.

Presenting a dire picture of the financial health of private hospitals in Australia, the paper points to a critical funding shortfall, with a widening gap between revenue and expenditure. It calls for immediate funding to stabilise the sector and proposes longer-term structural reforms to be developed.

This report explores the relationship between patient experience and socioeconomic disadvantage in NSW, showing that social determinants can present a major barrier to health access, experience and outcomes. It reveals a decline in patient experience, particularly in regional areas, with cost emerging as a significant barrier to accessing healthcare.

This report presents key data, information and trends over time on the oral health status of Australians and their use of dental care services. Around 1 in 3 adults have reported feeling uncomfortable about their dental appearance.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) invites interested people and organisations to make a submission in response to this discussion paper on a whole-of- system approach to reforming the private healthcare system.