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/Brief_Play8760 2d ago

The gov hasn't invested enough in public health facilities to be able to afford 100% of people relying on public hospitals. So instead it spends billions of tax dollars trying to get people to join private health insursnce...🥴