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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

Six million Australians to lose cover at scores of private hospitals amid health insurance funding row

A Healthscope nurse preps a patient for a blood test
A Healthscope nurse preps a patient for a blood test. The private hospital operator is terminating its contracts with two health insurers. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Healthscope, Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, will terminate its contracts with two private health insurers, leaving members facing potentially hundreds of dollars more in out-of-pocket costs.

The change will affect 38 hospitals across the country.

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