Health Insurance News

Greg Hunt has taken on the role of Health Minister from the outbound Sussan Ley after she resigned last week amid an expenses scandal relating to her recent property purchase. Mr Hunt is Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's fourth appointee to the role of Health Minister since he took office in September 2015.

Have you ever struggled with your fitness, or had heart pains related to a lack of exercise? It could have been something more serious than just a tweak in your chest, it might have been a chronic disease. Approximately 22 per cent of Australians reported having a chronic cardiovascular condition in 2011-12, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). That's just under 4 million people.

Have you recently looked at your private health plan and been disappointed? More than 5 million people reviewed their private health cover in the last 12 months, as stated in a Guardian Australia article from November 2016. As premiums rise but cover remains the same, people become less satisfied that they're getting what they're paying for. The next time your employees review their private health cover, a corporate health insurance could prove very useful.

Private health cover premiums have risen more than three times the inflation rate this year, according to a news.com.au article from September 2016. As a result, the proportion of Australians registered for private health cover has fallen for the first time in 15 years.