Insurers News
Doctors And Insurers Unite To Reduce Errors
Wednesday January 26, 2005
Doctors' groups and medical insurers have joined forces to develop a national program to track hospital and GP errors and near misses, in the wake of patient safety scandals and a blowout in indemnity costs.Corporate Super On The Way Out
Wednesday January 19, 2005
Why it is topical On July 1 this year, just over half of Australia's workers will get to choose their super fund. Before that, however, the big banks and insurers are most likely to have signed up many of the employers running their own corporate funds.Rising Premiums Sound Alarm
Monday January 3, 2005
Another hefty hike in health insurance fees is likely again from April despite successive rises at two or even three times the inflation rate. The bargaining is under way, with private insurers likely to push for premium increases as high as 10 per cent. The Federal Government will respond before April 1. If a further7 per cent rise is approved, in line with recent increases, health insurance fees will have risen 40 per cent since 2001. This flies in the face of Government claims that pushing ...Health Fund Premiums To Rise By $200
Saturday January 1, 2005
Health fund members face annual premium rises of $150 to $200 this year in the wake of an official warning that insurers risk "significant deficits" unless their fees keep pace with chronically increasing health costs.