The company said that of the four million member interactions it receives in a year, close to 80 per cent are now through digital channels. 

Medibank chief customer officer Milosh Milisavljevic said that while these procedures were the company's most costly for the year, they are an example of why health insurance is important.

The Albanese Government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook has confirmed its decision to defer the creation of Genomics Australia until mid-2025.

Science & Technology Australia has criticised the Albanese Government in response to a $46.2 million cut in support for commercialisation in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.

nib CEO Mark Fitzgibbon has welcomed the release of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Review 'Working Together to deliver the NDIS' as a blueprint for a simpler, fairer and more transparent program.

HCF has announced a new national partnership with the Royal Flying Doctor Service to improve healthcare access and outcomes for rural and remote Australians.

A group of stakeholders has written to Health Minister Mark Butler detailing their concerns around forecast medicine shortages and reduced access to pain relief.

“I had seen a prototype of robotics in the US, developed by a start-up company at Stanford University,” said urologist Professor Tony Costello.

“Now more than ever we know that our members and patients are focused on their health and wellbeing, and we have an important to role to play in supporting them on their health journeys and connecting them with specialist services,” said chief operating officer Natalie Lanarus.

Australians are being urged to prioritise their health and wellbeing, with research revealing more than 40 per cent feel cost or time pressures are the main barrier standing in their way.

Medibank and Healthscope have announced a strengthened partnership that aims to drive innovation in patient care, outcomes and experience.

Members Health has welcomed the Albanese Government's stricter enforcement of e-cigarette laws, which will see imports of disposable single-use vapes banned from 1 January.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said, “People get sick at any time of day and having prompt access to medication and trusted health advice is vital.”

American Express has announced the expansion of its partnership with Australia's leading private healthcare claiming solution, HICAPS.

Health technology start-up Hola Health has been named one of the top five fastest-growing new Australian companies.

Medibank has released its 2023 health research report, which marks ten years of the company supporting research through its Better Health Foundation.

Professor David O’Neal, a senior endocrinologist with the Department of Endocrinology at St. Vincent’s Hospital, said that the evolution of insulin delivery has enabled a more ambitious approach to diabetes management.

Healthcare company Bupa Asia Pacific has announced that all its locations across Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong are now supplied with 100 per cent renewable electricity.