The hidden cost of private health insurance in Australia

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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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Main Authors:	Seah, D., Cheong, T., Anstey, Matthew
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2013
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42003

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