Health insurance
Analysis
Insurance
Medicare levy surcharge income thresholds to rise
Changes to health insurance income thresholds, the first in eight years, take effect from July 1.
- by John Collett
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Opinion
Mental health
Last year my mental health cost me $50,000. Don’t talk to me about avocado toast
My generation is often stereotyped to be wasting money, but there’s little understanding of the financial costs of young people’s mental health.
- by Emily Unity
Nib boss says insurer has a role to play amid NDIS reboot
Managing director Mark Fitzgibbon agrees there needs to be a focus on making the insurance scheme effective and sustainable.
- by Emma Koehn
Analysis
Analysis
Easy ways to lower your health insurance costs
Shopping around for health insurance and taking advantage of a better deal can shave hundreds of dollars a year off premiums.
- by John Collett
Opinion
Opinion
Beat the hikes: Five ways to get a discount on private health
Your health fund should be helping, not hindering you. And it may prove priceless.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Opinion
As costs keep rising, private health funds are facing a new dilemma
Private health insurers are giving money to members with one hand while taking it back with the other.
- by Joel Gibson
NSW’s latest COVID wave is bottoming out, chief medical officer says
NSW’s latest COVID-19 wave could soon be over, as case numbers and hospitalisations continue to drop.
- by Kate Aubusson
HCF patients to lose cover at major Melbourne hospitals
The insurer confirmed it had failed to reach an agreement with Healthscope, which runs hospitals and mental health services including Knox, La Trobe, Ringwood and The Melbourne Clinic.
- by Mary Ward and Paul Sakkal
HCF patients to lose cover at major Sydney hospitals
Patients in the Hills District and northern beaches will be particularly affected, with each region’s largest hospital set to cut ties with the insurance provider.
- by Mary Ward
As living costs soar, do you need private health insurance?
In this week’s episode of It All Adds Up, we delve into the world of private health insurance and find five ways to help you save.
- by Jessica Irvine and Dominic Powell
Opinion
Opinion
Six weeks (and six ways) to milk this year’s health cover for all it’s worth
It’s just possible you can claim enough on your health insurance over the next six weeks to cancel the cost for the rest of the year.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon