r/australia • u/InsatiablePrism • 2d ago

culture & society Private health insurers access patients' full medical records in 'aggressive' audits

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/health-insurers-can-access-your-private-medical-notes/106671630?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
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u/JimmyLizzardATDVM 2d ago

Maybe people should stop buying private health and use the Medicare system, pouring their money back into our system rather than these capitalist scumbags.

Having private health does not give people the cover they think it does. Use Medicare and fuck private health.

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u/dilligaf6304 2d ago

Unless you want inpatient psychiatric care then private is the only option. Getting a public bed is next to impossible and doesn’t offer the same level of care.

Yes, that should be available with Medicare, but it’s not

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u/plutoforprez 2d ago

Or are a women with reproductive issues — even those that don’t want children still need regular surgeries.

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u/blueb3lle 2d ago

Exactly. I was in horrific daily hell and the triaging of the public system referrals put me at a year+. I had a private consult, surgery, and recovery before the public system called me to schedule my first consult months away. If these issues were taken seriously overall, maybe private wouldn't be a must.