Fears follow push for health fund premium increase
The Consumers Health Forum believes Australians will be forced to drop their hospital insurance cover, or drop out altogether, as health insurance companies look to lift premiums, despite record profits.
Some are pushing for increases of between 6 & 7%, four times the rate of inflation.
Consumers Health Forum CEO, Leanne Wells has told Gary Adshead that many people will be pushed out of health insurance.