Report

Value and affordability of private health insurance and out-of-pocket medical costs

19 December 2017

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 25KB)
ABBREVIATIONS	(PDF 13KB)
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 33KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 81KB)
Trends in policy coverage Role of private health insurance Report structure Conduct of the inquiry
Chapter 2 - Consumers	(PDF 194KB)
Number and content of policies Exclusions, co-payments and changes Affordability and rising out-of-pocket costs 'Junk' policies Groups who face additional barriers to using private health insurance Committee view
Chapter 3 - Private health insurance premiums	(PDF 183KB)
Factors driving premium increases Constraining factors Will premiums go down? Committee view
Chapter 4 - Using private health insurance	(PDF 221KB)
Public hospitals Hospitals and out-of-hospital care Case study: dentistry
Chapter 5 - Conclusions	(PDF 59KB)
Government's 2017 reforms Other concerns raised with the committee
Government Senators' Additional Comments	(PDF 20KB)
Conclusion
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and additional information received by the Committee	(PDF 44KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public hearings	(PDF 13KB)

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Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au