This is around 45% of the $21.5 billion spent on private hospital services. But are rebates achieving their aim of reducing pressure on the public hospital system? And if not, should the government ...

Yuting Zhang has received funding from the Australian Research Council (future fellowship project ID FT200100630), Department of Veterans' Affairs, the Victorian Department of Health, National Health ...

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With bids for Prospect Medical Holdings’ three Connecticut hospitals expected, state Department of Public Health reports flag ...

If you're one of the 45% of Australians with private health insurance, chances are the government pays, or has paid, a proportion of your premiums via rebates. Taxpayer spending on these private ...