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Adrian Black

Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money

Private hospitals are being starved of insurance premiums, Ramsay Health Care says. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's biggest private hospital operator has posted a bumper first half, but its leader says the sector is being starved of private health insurance premiums.

Ramsay Health Care recorded a bottom-line net profit $160.7 million in the six months to December, swinging from a loss of $104.9 million a year earlier, despite weak-to-flat earnings in its UK and European hospitals.

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