Some private health premiums could rise 12% next year

Wednesday 10 October 2018

Confidential Department of Health modelling has been released suggesting that private health insurance premiums could rise 12% next year if planned government changes go ahead. From The Canberra Times:

The new system classifies insurance into four tiers – Basic, Bronze, Silver, and Gold – with much sharper clinical definitions of what is included at each level.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.