Fed: Private health insurance up 7.58 p/c=2

AAP General News (Australia)
02-27-2004
Fed: Private health insurance up 7.58 p/c=2

The council said hospital benefits payments had grown 8.9 per cent over the year, gap
payments to doctors were up 33.3 per cent and benefits paid for prosthetics were up 28
per cent.

"Generally, the entire industry is operating on very tight margins, 90 cents in every
contribution dollar goes out again in benefits," it said.

"Estimated benefits paid for contributors will exceed $7.5 billion this year.

"Increases …