Podcasts Government Grattan Institute Can private health insurance be saved from the jaws of death? Canberra event recording

Can private health insurance be saved from the jaws of death? Canberra event recording

Published: Dec. 12, 2019, 10:53 p.m.

Private health insurance has changed dramatically over the past few decades, and young and healthy people are dropping out (or not joining). Something has to change.\n\nCan we cut private hospital costs? Can we stem the flow of surprise bills from greedy doctors? Will that be enough to save private health insurance?\n\nListen to Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute Health Program Director, and Jo Root, Policy Director of the Consumers Health Forum of Australia, discuss whether private health insurance can be saved from the jaws of death. \n\nTo read the reports in discussion:\nSaving Private Health 1: https://grattan.edu.au/report/saving-private-health-1/\nSaving Private Health 2: https://grattan.edu.au/report/saving-private-health-2/