The Latest Breaking News from Bupa

A major private hospital operator and multiple insurers have been urged to negotiate as contracts are torn up, likely to result in patients paying more.

Australia’s second-largest private health insurer, Bupa, has recently started offering its members three free GP telehealth consultations a year. This follows other insurers such as nib offering its members digital GP consults, for things like prescriptions and medical certificates, for a fee.

International students have come under fire from both sides of federal politics in the past week.

Long waiting lists are creating a boom in the medical insurance market, leading to fears of a long-term change in attitudes to the health service

Demand for private treatment booms as NHS waiting lists remain long, while more people also sign up for dental cover

‘The system is at breaking point, almost already broken,’ says senior dentist at newly opened practice

Police called to manage crowds on opening day of St Pauls dental practice, formerly a Bupa facility

Australian Medical Association study also shows $500 difference in benefits between insurers for identical procedures

Consumer advocacy group Choice finds single parents face cost hikes of up to 70% when adding dependants while most two-parent families face no increase