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Revealed: The secret list that explains why health premiums cost arm and a leg
Monday April 19, 2021
The federal Department of Health will again try to make medical devices cheaper, hoping to reduce pressure on premiums.
The government is questioning the cost of prosthetic devices that are driving up the price of health insurance. (Photo: Fenton Prosthetics)
Health insurers have long pointed to the cost of devices on the private sector’s Prostheses List as an area in which reforms could bring savings. Some implantable devices cost significantly more than they do in the public sector, and the federal Coalition government has taken some tentative steps towards…
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