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"To get to the root cause of why some private hospitals are struggling, we must be clear on why building new hospitals and adding beds is a bad idea in the current economic climate," says Dr Rachel David, the chief executive of Private Healthcare Australia.

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. 

Private Healthcare Australia has called for a  mid-life health check of Medicare on the fortieth anniversary of its introduction.

Private Healthcare Australia has called for tougher laws to protect people from unexpected bills in the private health system, where 60 per cent of all elective surgical procedures occur.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.