Health insurance for empty nesters: our guide
Health insurance: it′s time to think just about you! Having spent the last twenty or more years running around after your kids and making sure they don′t get hurt, they′ve finally moved out. This marks...
View ArticleHealth insurance for families: our guide
How do I know what coverage to get? Choosing hospitals and extras cover can be tricky – CANSTAR′s most recent Health Insurance Star Ratings for example, compares some 707 eligible health insurance...
View ArticleThe top 10 health insurance extras claims
Ancillary (or extras) health insurance policies are popular; according to the Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC), there were almost 6.4 million policies in force in Australia at...
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Health insurance extras: will you be out of pocket?
Every three months the Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC) publish their quarterly statistics, detailing how many people in Australia have private health insurance hospital...
View ArticleParty at the dentists…it′s Dental Health Week!
Ever forget to brush? Eating and drinking too much sugar? Do you actually know how to floss? It′s that exciting time of year where we need to consider these things… DENTAL HEALTH WEEK! It′s the...
View ArticleCut out sugary sports drinks for Dental Health Week
The ADA NSW branch of the Australian Dental Associaton has released research in August 2015 to celebrate Dental Health Week (3 – 9 August), revealing some disturbing statistics about the state of our...
View ArticleHealth insurance round table discussion on the way
Citing significant challenges in maintaining the sustainability of our health system, Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley has flagged the government’s plan to hold health insurance roundtable...
View Article17 medicines off the PBS
According to the Health Minister, Sussan Ley, there are a number of common medications that currently fall under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) that are actually cheaper to buy over the...
View ArticleAustralians downgrading health insurance
According to federal health minister Sussan Ley, quoting from APRA statistics, more than 500,000 Australians dropped their all-inclusive (also called “non-exclusionary”) health insurance policies in...
View ArticlePartnership to tackle obesity
Rural Health Minister Fiona Nash has announced a new partnership of preventative health groups, food industry bodies and government to cooperatively tackle obesity and encourage healthy eating....
View Article“Health system needs to be fundamentally reformed…”
Health insurance and reform is in the government spotlight at the moment and the Heath Minister has announced both public consultation and industry roundtable discussions. So what types of reform would...
View ArticleWhy we need a physical activity plan
It may seem hard to believe for some people but there really was a time when this nation was physically active. And in the not-too-distant past either. We were all proud to be part of this unique...
View ArticleDon’t forget a dental checkup!
It’s as important as uniforms and stationery. A trip to the dentist should be included on the back-to-school checklist to make sure your child’s smile stays as gorgeous as it is now. A dental check-up,...
View ArticleAbout World Hepatitis Day
Worldwide, 400 million people are living with Hepatitis B or C. That’s 400 million too many. Every year 1.4 million people die from viral hepatitis and yet all of these deaths could be prevented. July...
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Health insurance premiums to rise 5.59% – what does that mean for you?
Health insurance premium increases, effective 1 April, have been announced as a weighted average of 5.59%. What does that mean to you? Each year in 1st April private health insurance premiums increase....
View ArticleWhat is Hearing Awareness Week?
Find it hard to hear conversations, particularly in a crowded room? You’re not alone. Hearing loss affects more Australians than you might think. As many as one in six people live with some form of...
View ArticleAbout Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes. It’s a terrible price to pay for our massively changed convenience diet and inactive lifestyle. Type 2 Diabetes is one of the major consequences of the obesity epidemic and is increasing at...
View ArticleElectronic health records become opt out rather than opt in
Electronic Health Records have been around for a while – but have not been popular. The government has moved to significantly boost their numbers. The ability ot have an electronic health record has...
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Do you know how much sugar you are eating?
Sugar: it makes you fat, rots your teeth and we all eat too much of it. So what’s the main attraction to the substance, and how much do we really indulge? Pretty much everything tastes better with...
View ArticleAMA: Know your health insurance product
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has released its 206 Health Insurance Report Card, warning Australians to know what they’re signing up for. AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, said the aim...
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