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: Australian Regulatory Compliance ReviewACCC Report on anti-competitive practices by health funds
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has published its report to the Senate on ?any anti-competitive practices by health insurers or providers, which reduce the extent of health cover for consumers and increase their out-of-pocket medical and other expenses?.
The Report is for the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.
The key concerns are:
- the availability of useful consumer information about private health insurance products and health services and their related costs; and
- contract negotiations between health insurers and health service providers.
Full post as published by Australian Regulatory Compliance Review on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).
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