Thousands of older Australians want to drop their private health insurance, prompting calls for an independent authority for the industry. - ارقام تازه وزارت صحت آسترالیا نشان می‌دهد که تا سال ۲۰۳۰ حدود ۷۸۰۰۰ تن از کلان‌سالان آسترالیا ممکن است پوشش بیمه صحی خصوصی خود را لغو کنند. این موضوع بحث‌های تازه‌ای را درباره آینده نظام بیمه صحی خصوصی و ایجاد یک نهاد مستقل برای نظارت بر این بخش در پارلمان آسترالیا برانگیخته است.
Private health insurance premiums are rising at the fastest rate in a decade prompting some consumers to ask if they are worth the cost.
In this episode:
- Why 78,000 older Australians are expected to drop their private health insurance policies by 2030
- Independent MPs Andrew Wilkie and Monique Ryan push for an independent regulator
- The impact of the federal government proposal to scrap higher private health insurance rebates for older Australians
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