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Read the latest news articles in the media about issues affecting the health insurance industry, the activities of Australian health funds and how Government regulations could affect your health insurance.

2010 Health insurance industry articles

HEALTH INSURANCE RELATED ISSUES

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       Finding health cover now less painful with privatehealth.gov.au

       Health Minister warns health funds proposed price increases may not be approved

       Sick public hospitals prompt Medibank Private's clinic

THE HEALTH INSURANCE REBATE DEBATE

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       Private health insurance premiums set to rise in Victoria

       Private health insurance changes blocked again

       Private health insurance rebate battle looms amid waste claims

       A health insurance-rebate double dissolution is on the cards

       Health insurance deadlock looms again

       Private health insurance rebate means-test 'simply flawed' says HIA

       Joyce won't back private health insurance shake-up - at least not yet

       Labor has 'secret plan' to slash benefits for private health insurance says Opposition

       Health insurance means test worth $100 billion, says PM

       Figures fail to back PM's $100b health insurance rebate blow-out

       Rudd sticks to his $100b health insurance rebate blow-out claim

NEWS ON AUSTRALIAN HEALTH FUNDS

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       Health fund NIB withdraws GMHBA takeover bid

       Health fund HBF quashes merger speculation with Bupa

       NIB asks shareholders to defy GMHBA board

       Medibank Private pays $100m plus for McKesson arm

       Health fund NIB reveals $140m takeover bid for health fund GMHBA

       Fears health funds may copy psychiatric cover changes

       Health fund finds cross-selling not all it is dressed up to be

THE GOVERNMENT & HEALTH

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       Healthcare costs surge $9bn in a year

       Health Dept and IBM revisit IT outsourcing deal

       Private sector key to e-health rollout, says Roxon

       Australian Medical Association attacks e-health record plan

       The Consumers Health Forum strengthens its lobbying position

       Let market forces into health reform, business urges

       Health loses millions by billing health funds incorrectly

       Rudd presses on with health reforms without WA

       Rudd wins for now, but Premiers express doubts over health deal

       Kevin Rudd to hold plebiscite if premiers reject health reforms

       PM will change health funding policy to save regional hospitals

       TKO for Rudd in health debate, yet Abbott draws blood

       Primary care was big loser in debate

       PM moves on health roadblock

       Medicare dentistry full of holes

       No progress in Rudd health talks

       NSW Premier Kristina Keneally links tax plan to health

       Defeat of health insurance rebate to provide early election trigger

       Health Minister suggests health funds are profiteering

       Coalition would sell health fund Medibank Private

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