SOME health insurers like
BIG-PROFIT BUPA, AND AUSTRALIAN UNITY
are bleeding local private hospitals dry.
and we are all paying for it.
70 local private hospitals have closed, and more are at risk due to the rising costs of hospital care.
Meanwhile, SOME health insurers like BIG-PROFIT BUPA and australian unity are spending millions on themselves with “management expenses” for things like bonuses and marketing.
If local Private hospitals can't afford to keep running, more people will be forced to use public hospitals.
This means longer waiting times and more pressure on hardworking nurses and doctors.
WHILE YOUR PREMIUMS GET MORE EXPENSIVE, PROPORTIONALLY LESS IS BEING PAID OUT TO COVER HOSPITAL CARE...
…just 83 cents in the dollar on average, compared to 88 cents prior to COVID.
bupa is paying out only 81 cents and australian unity is paying out just 70 cents in the dollar!
YET BIG-PROFIT BUPA and australian unity ARE spending millions ON THEMSELVES.
How does your health insurer compare?
If some health insurers like bupa, and australian unity
refuse to properly fund the
rising cost of health care…
More local private hospitals will close
Older Australians may have to wait longer for heart surgery or hip and knee replacement
Young people may wait longer for a bed during a mental health crisis
People recovering from strokes and major surgery may have to travel further for rehabilitation
More pressure on hardworking nurses and doctors and longer patient waiting lists for public hospitals
Mothers with newborn babies will find it harder to get a private room
Cancer patients may have to travel further for chemotherapy treatment
You may pay more out of pocket costs at private hospitals that are able to stay open
