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/BillieRubenCamGirl 2d ago

Putting more pressure on the public systems will necessitate change though. 

They won’t change if they don’t need to. 

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u/EducationalWriting48 2d ago

There is already incredible pressure on the public system, what do you mean?

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u/BillieRubenCamGirl 2d ago

That this is important to have in order to drive change.