The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia
The provision of health services in Australia currently is primarily financed by a unique interaction of public and private insurers. This commentary looks at a loophole in this framework, namely that private insurers have to date been able to avoid funding healthcare for some of their policy holder...
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| author | Seah, D. Cheong, T. Anstey, Matthew |
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| description | The provision of health services in Australia currently is primarily financed by a unique interaction of public and private insurers. This commentary looks at a loophole in this framework, namely that private insurers have to date been able to avoid funding healthcare for some of their policy holders, as it is not a requirement to use private insurance when treatment occurs in Australian public hospitals. © AHHA 2013. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-420032017-09-13T14:21:31Z The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia Seah, D. Cheong, T. Anstey, Matthew The provision of health services in Australia currently is primarily financed by a unique interaction of public and private insurers. This commentary looks at a loophole in this framework, namely that private insurers have to date been able to avoid funding healthcare for some of their policy holders, as it is not a requirement to use private insurance when treatment occurs in Australian public hospitals. © AHHA 2013. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42003 10.1071/AH11126 unknown |
| spellingShingle | Seah, D. Cheong, T. Anstey, Matthew The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia |
| title | The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia |
| title_full | The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia |
| title_fullStr | The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia |
| title_short | The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia |
| title_sort | hidden cost of private health insurance in australia |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42003 |