Under Australian law, health insurers cannot refuse cover, nor can they charge different premiums for those deemed high-risk. Everyone pays the same amount for the same policy, no matter your age ...

Private health insurers in Australia are facing a period of uncertainty as rising healthcare costs, shifting demographics, ...

The interest from Allianz and IAG follows similar deals in the sector. In late 2024, IAG agreed to acquire 90% of the Royal ...

The federal government’s new round of consultation on private hospital funding is an “insult” to the struggling sector, the ...

An American who is currently traveling around Australia said the country was “great” because of one key detail lacking in his home country.

A story in The Courier-Mail led to a swift and disproportionate response by the Queensland government. But then again, that ...

Medibank and Bupa are offering up to eight weeks free cover along with other sweeteners in an out-of-cycle bid by a large ...

SYDNEY: Nurses from six countries – including Singapore – will have applications to work in Australia fast-tracked from April ...

Indemnity-based covers pay for hospitalisation expenses. “Now, insurers have also designed hospitalisation covers for people who have been diagnosed with cancer,” says Siddharth Singhal, head of ...

The link to affordability is inextricable: 26 million Americans are underinsured and nearly half of citizens have skipped or ...

Australia’s dental care system is at the centre of scrutiny with millions of people unable to access essential services.

The number of Australians who say they’re in good health has dropped in the last year, with a lack of motivation and not ...