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Dr Michael Gannon, AMA President, cautioned that changes being tracked by Australia's largest private health insurer will limit the selection of physicians and hospitals for sufferers, and will put policyholders at risk of undermining the value of their significant investments in private health insureds. "Major underwriters have a US-like agendas for managing healthcare to cut cost and further improve profitability by making it more difficult for people to obtain treatment from the physician they want in the most appropriate hospitals for their condition," said Dr Gannon.

It provides an outline of how private health insurers should work for the good of the patient and how the new rules suggested will lead to less selection and value for policyholders. Gannon said that such a review shows that there are a variety of polices that deliver significantly different level of coverage, services and inequalities.

"And there are many directives on the open road that don't offer the coverage consumer expects when they need it," said Dr Gannon. As in any other sector, there are some insurance companies that do well overall and some that only do well under certain circumstances. It shows that the same physician doing the same thing can be reimbursed by any fund at significantly different installments - something that is often unknown behind the patients' pockets, even though there is a high level of missing gaps and known deficit accounting stats.

Gannon said that the healthcare professional is working really hard to make sure that people get value for what they get. "AMA Report Car provides easy-to-understand information about the private health care sector and how it works to help you make better choices when purchasing a policy," said Dr. Gannon.

"Let's see what insurances can be covered, what the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) is covering and what an out-of-pocket charge can be under different outcomes. "Today, Health Minister Greg Hunt passed a bill that includes a comprehensive reform to make private health care easier and more accessible.

As from 1 April, those who have health care coverage that does not provide full coverage for psychological health will be able to update their coverage and have one-off recourse to psychological health care without having to wait. The value of private health insurances will thus increase significantly. Up to now, many clients who urgently need psychiatric care have had limited admission due to simple or moderate private health care coverage and have had to deal with potentially high costs.

Currently, when caregivers have the opportunity to update their policies, they were subjected to a two-month delay - times many caregivers can't afford do. "By enabling Australians to reduce health care premium rates for 18-29 yearolds by as much as 10 percent, we are empowering younger Australians to take out private health insurance," says Hunt.

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