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Hospitals are the pain point in the private health sector
NIB boss Mark Fitzgibbon acknowledges private hospitals are under pressure. Tuesday’s rise in health insurance premiums will kick off a new battle.
There’s a certain rhythm to the annual private health insurance premium reset.
The federal health minister always tells the world how they’ve waved a big stick at the private health insurers. The private health insurers always tell their customers how hard they’ve worked to keep the premium increase to a minimum. And the poor old mums and dads are always left to cop the latest premium hike on the chin.
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