Category: health insurance

Australia’s Private Health Industry Is ‘Spiraling to Its Death’: Report

The private health sector and the government should join hands and develop a rescue plan to prevent the industry from “spiralling to its death”, says a report from think tank the Grattan Institute. The report, released on Wednesday, points out the urgent need for an industry-wide overhaul as private insurance premiums continue to rise faster…


Biden Reopens Online Health Insurance Marketplaces Through Executive Order

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order reopening online health insurance marketplaces, allowing people to sign up in several weeks. HealthCare.gov will open for a special enrollment period from Feb. 15 through May 15, giving Americans who don’t have insurance a chance to obtain some. The open enrollment period for 2021 has already…


Health Insurance Premiums to Rise

The federal government has authorised a rise in private health insurance premiums that will cost families an extra $126 a year on average. The 2.74 percent annual increase will take effect from April and builds on rises of 2.92 percent this year and 3.25 percent in 2019. Almost 14 million Australians will be impacted by…