15+ hour, 22+ min ago   (596+ words) Private Healthcare Australia has welcomed the Government's move to address excessive fees charged by specialist doctors with a range of potential measures including caps on fees and incentives to encourage more bulk billing. But PHA says the Government must go…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (461+ words) Alarming findings have been revealed about the growing demand for, and cost of, adult care in Herefordshire. Between financial years 2022/23 and 2024/25, the number of adults receiving long-term care support in Herefordshire rose by 10 per cent, from 2,030 to 2,239, "and has continued…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (361+ words) Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM Medicare's Open Enrollment Period (OEP) takes place October 15 through December 7. This is the one time each year when ALL people with Medicare have an open enrollment period to make changes to their Medicare Advantage health and…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago   (448+ words) The Connecticut Insurance Department has finalized 2027 rate decisions for fully insured individual and small group health plans, approving an average 11.3% increase in the individual market and 15.1% in the small group market. Both figures came in below what insurers originally requested,…...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago   (296+ words) Private healthcare providers have come under the spotlight following a blistering retail investigation by the country’s consumer watchdog. The probe, triggered by a consumer complaint, revealed that a prominent private hospital pharmacy in Suva allegedly quoted $820 for a routine three-month…...

13+ hour, 20+ min ago   (167+ words) The federal government is considering more “punitive measures” to curb the cost of specialist consultations, after data revealed Australians were charged more than five times the benchmark fee on over one million occasions in the past year. Click play to…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1178+ words) A family waited on long-term care insurance when their father was healthy and the cost felt optional. Then a stroke made the decision for them, and not in the way they expected. The Full Benefits Desk desk. Editor: Gerelyn Terzo....

15+ hour, 10+ min ago   (94+ words) Wave 96.5 New Lifeline South Coast support group for the Illawarra Lifeline South Coast has launched new support for people navigating the grief of suicide loss. Lifeline said the new Support After Suicide Bereavement Group, provides a safe, confidential and non-judgemental…...

16+ hour, 22+ min ago   (708+ words) The cost of seeing a specialist has soared in Australia, leaving almost two million people delaying or going without care and prompting calls for tougher action on excessive doctors’ fees. The Federal Government is considering reforms including fee caps, incentives…...

11+ hour, 6+ min ago   (288+ words) Unveiled globally in February 2026, and in Australia at the recent O-SHOW26 in Melbourne in mid-August, the new solution addresses what ZEISS Medical Technology described as longstanding challenges in ophthalmic care pertaining to fragmented data sharing, and inefficient referral processes. “At ZEISS,…...