Finance News - July 31st New Drugs Added To PBS Hepatitis C patients and sufferers of a rare white blood cell cancer have been given a reprieve with new Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) drug listings. Each year, around 800 Australians die from a Hepatitis C infection,...
Finance Stories - July 25th Health Star Ratings Failing To Disclose Added Sugar New research has revealed that 70% of packaged foods contain sugar which is not clearly identified by nutrition labels. The study, which was conducted by the George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, reviewed more than...
Finance News - July 19th 'Aussies Shifting To Lower-Cost, Lower-Benefit Health Policies' - ACCC A consumer watchdog report into the private health insurance industry has found that people have trouble understanding their policies, and are starting to choose cheaper policies with lower benefits. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...
Health Insurance - June 8th Health Insurance Tax Benefits: How & When Can You Save? The ACCC has issued a warning on potentially misleading claims about the tax benefits of health insurance.
Finance News - May 16th Are We Paying More Or Less For Our GP Visits In 2017? The Government insists bulk-billing rates are at an all-time high, but the Opposition claims we’re paying more for our GP visits. Who’s right?
Finance News - May 15th 2017 Federal Budget: A Budget For Millionaires? In response to the release of the 2017 Federal Budget this week, Bill Shorten says Labor will back Government plans to raise the Medicare levy, but only for the top two tax brackets. The increase to...
Finance Stories - May 11th Health Budget 2017: Everything You Need To Know The 2017 Federal Budget has been met with a contrast of loud support and bitter disappointment. With changes to the Medicare Levy and the Medicare rebate freeze, this year’s health Budget will impact a lot of people.
Finance Stories - May 11th Your Health History Could Be Online Since the introduction of the $2 billion government initiative My Health Record, more than 4.7 million Australians have agreed to have their health information reported online.
Finance Stories - May 4th Wearable Devices The Future Of The Health Industry Medicine in the future is likely to be dominated by technology such as wearables and implants, as well as a host of other innovations.
Finance News - April 19th Medical Tourism: 500,000+ Aussies Heading Overseas For Procedures In 2017 Over half a million Australians are expected to go overseas for medical care - many of them for dental work, according to an international medical provider.
Finance News - April 4th Australians Are Not Getting Enough Fruit and Veg New research from CSIRO has found that 1 in 2 adults are not eating the recommended intake of fruit. The Fruit, Vegetable and Diet Score Report, which studied the dietary habits of more than 145,975 Australians,...
Finance News - April 3rd April Health Premium Rise Aftermath: You Can Still Switch In the wake of the April 1 health insurance price rise, health groups are still reminding consumers to shop around for private health insurance. The Consumers Health Forum (CHF) has reassured Australians that they can change...
Health Insurance - March 30th Health Premiums To Rise An Average 4.84% In 2017 Health Minister Greg Hunt has confirmed that health insurance premiums will rise an average of 4.84% in 2017. The approved rise means privately insured individuals will be paying an extra $2 per week for health insurance...
Health Insurance - March 27th What Is Working Visa Health Insurance? Working visa health insurance is a type of health insurance that international workers need when they move to Australia for work.
Health Insurance - March 27th OVHC Insurance: Who Offers Working Visa Health Cover? If you need to buy working visa health cover or overseas visitors health cover (OVHC), find out which insurance companies offer it.
Finance News - March 27th Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Is Discounting Drugs In Update More than 1,100 medicine brands will have their prices reduced under the updated Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the government has announced.
Health Insurance - March 27th What Is A Benefit Replacement Period? Benefit replacement periods apply to health insurance cover for things like hearing aids, dentures, diabetics blood test kits, and more.
Health Insurance - March 27th Top Health Insurance Claims For Hospital Cover Nearly 1 in 2 Australians has hospital cover health insurance. Canstar outlines the most common claims on hospital cover benefits. Health insurance statistics in Australia At present, 46.6% of the Australian population holds a hospital cover...
Health Insurance - March 27th What Does Working Visa Health Cover Cost? What Does OVHC Cost? How much is the price of OVHC? If you’re planning a long-term stay in Australia, you need an overseas visitors’ health cover (OVHC) policy.
Health Insurance - March 27th nib Wins Outstanding Value OSHC Award nib OSHC student health insurance won the 2016 CANSTAR Award for Outstanding Value Overseas Student Health Cover. Find out why!