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Feature Articles
As part of the Australian Private Hospitals Association's (APHA's) proactive involvement in the issues of the day affecting the sector, from time to time the Association provides commentary through feature articles and opinion pieces in a variety of publications and forums...
- 1 Jul 2025
Insurers paying less from growing coffers
APRA's latest health insurer data show the ratio of benefits paid to hospitals plummeting from 83% to just 80.7%. Minister Butler's claim it will be 87% this financial year will take some convincing and evidence. Our column for Australian Doctor...
- 6 Jun 2025
Paying more for less: The emergency of health insurance
APHA's opinion editorial for the New Daily highlighting the duplicity of the health insurance industry in being 'too tricky by half in trying to play people for mugs'. Insurers are charging their members more but paying out less...
- 1 Jun 2025
When did reform in health become a dirty word?
APHA's opinion column for Australian Doctor, published in the June edition of the magazine, highlighting the political penchant for funding announcements over much-needed reform...
- 16 Apr 2025
Don't ignore private hospitals to fix out health mess
Politicians love spending in elections. But making insurers pay for the treatments of insured patients in full cost taxpayers nothing, while making Australia's balanced hospital system viable. Our Op Ed in Daily Telegraph and Adelaide Advertiser...
- 5 Mar 2025
Private hospitals bearing the brunt of bad decisions
Letting health insurers run amok isn't in anyone's interests, let alone patients. They need to be brought to heel. Our Opinion Editorial published in The Daily Telegraph...