Not every town/place has access to a private hospital. I also believe that many private hospitals don't have an emergency dept & you won't be taken there by an ambulance
Unfortunately, many private hospitals are run on profit-maximising basis by administrators. For example well known private Sydney hospital near mardi gras, has no doctors rostered on overnight.
If patient has cardiac arrest or ANY complication then a doctor is paged from the adjoining public hospital operation. He/she must then be let through 7 security doors to access private hospital from public A&E area.
Not a quick process.
Led to believe this is not an isolated case
Yes, it's that time or year again. Last March I paid 12 months in advance to beat the price rise (thanks to the suggestions on AFF).
Was looking to do the same this year and discovered that paying my fund NIB by credit card is 4.04% dearer than a direct debit from my bank! WTF; what happened to the Reserve Bank's rule on credit card fees? I'll have to look around for another provider (again).
BTW; has anyone paid there annual fee using those GCs, $100 at a time?
Yes, did that last year with NIB who seem to be the champion of bait-switching offers. Get you in with a good deal and then push price up and reduce coverage following year(s). investigating leaving this year.
BTW can pre-pay 13 months worth. So if pay before 31 March you can keep adding to fwd date. So this year's renewal will be through to Sept 2019.
Average is a political tool.
What kind of avg?
Avg of all 'types' of policy (
newly opened, no changes to conditions, new policy offered just this current year or in other words a policy that 99.9% of people do not have but Govt claims is like-for-like comparison)?
Avg of all 'new' policies started this coming year vs new policies this current year? (
I suspect this is the answer btw)
Weighted avg of all policies currently on issue - weighted by number of policy A on issue x policy A price rise + number of policy B on issue x Policy B price rise (
GUARANTEE this is not the AVG just the reality)
Anyone want to talk about fake news?
... You'd never guess
how easily one can get DVT coming back from Hawaii (no alcohol, too much water, movement especially to the toilets) after getting your feet somewhat crushed in a rock fall.