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Health premiums rise tomorrow as one insurer says it’s time to stop getting sick
Wednesday March 31, 2021
Medibank chief Craig Drummond wants Australia to focus more on preventative health to make the community – and the system – better long-term.
Medibank chief Craig Drummond wants governments to do more about prevention. (AAP Image/Mal Fairclough)
Addressing the QUT Business Leaders’ Forum on Wednesday, Drummond said the fact that two per cent of Australians accounted for one third of the nation’s health care costs could no longer be ignored.
Drummond said chronic conditions were being mismanaged, putting pressure on public hospitals, and the ageing…
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