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Taxpayers are topping up health fund profits: analysis

Major health insurers have been accused of expecting NSW hospitals to subsidise their record profits amid a stand-off over who foots hospital bills.

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Grand Slam Track is what has been needed in athletics – Michael Johnson

The former American sprinting great hopes his new league will modernise the sport and reach a new audience.

The Independent UK

Insurers warn of bill shock from hospital pay demand

NSW officials are demanding private health insurers pay full freight for public hospital stays, suggesting taxpayers are being asked to provide a huge subsidy.

AAP

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Richard Whitehead backs calls for Paralympic Games to return to London as new portraits unveiled

The gold medallist says there is ‘a long way to go’ in boosting the profile of disabled sport, and access to it

Evening Standard

Our research shows what the rental market is really like for international students

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

The Conversation

‘No one’s being honest about it’: how NHS crisis forces patients to go private

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

The Guardian - UK

Private health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid NHS crisis

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

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Tales of pain and patience: the story behind the dentistry queue in Bristol

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

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds queue at new NHS dental practice in Bristol hoping for treatment

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

The Guardian - UK

Australian health insurers earn $1.3bn more in surplus than two years ago, report shows

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

The Guardian - AU

Single parents face higher health insurance premium increases than other families, analysis shows

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

The Guardian - AU

Bupa braced for near-£250 million knock in aftermath of Supreme Court case in Chile

Healthcare giant Bupa is braced to take a knock of almost a quarter of a billion pounds after a Supreme Court case in Chile threatened the future of its operations in the country.

Evening Standard

Campaign launched fighting for dental care in St Pauls

The dentist that closed in May served around 7,000 patients, many of whom were low-income or vulnerable

Bristol Post

Dr Alex George says there are words we should all avoid to improve mental health

Dr Alex was speaking at the start of a new podcast series looking at health issues

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NIB secures $1.6m legal win over unpaid Whitecoat debt

Health insurer NIB can recoup $1.6 million in unpaid debts owed by a former partner which helped develop its highly successful Whitecoat healthcare platform.

Daily Mirror

'I was left scared to smile after dentists failed to spot my tooth decay problem'

Danny Hyde, 22, from Southport, was paid £16,000 by Bupa Dental after his dentist failed to spot decay festering in three of his teeth

Bristol Post

Protest at Bristol dental practice as NHS patients say closure would be 'devastating'

"There are places that are a complete NHS desert as far as dentistry goes"

Bristol Post

Bupa dentist closures sparks patients' plea to save Bristol branch

11 million people were unable to get an NHS dental appointment in 2022, according to a study

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Aged care sector warns Albanese government’s planned $4.8bn spend not enough to keep homes open

Growing demand and ageing population expected to drive up costs by 23% in fifth-largest area of government expenditure

Bristol Post

Bupa dentist closure leaves Bristol NHS patients searching 'as far as Wales' for replacement

She has been trying for the last two years to find a new NHS dentist

AAP

Free flu, COVID-19 jabs encouraged ahead of NSW winter

Now is the time for people at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 or flu to see their doctor, authorities say.

Bristol Post

Bristol dental practice among 85 set to close at the end of June

Bupa Dental Care has announced its St Pauls branch will be closing

Nottingham Post

85 dental practices could close amid 'systemic' challenges with 1,200 jobs at risk

A full list of the potential closures has been put together

Belfast Live

Two Northern Ireland dental practices among 85 set to close amid UK shortage of dentists

Bupa, one of the UK's largest private providers of dental practices, has not been able to recruit enough dentists

Daily Mirror

Half a million patients to see their dental practice axed - see full list of dentists affected

Bupa, one of the UK's largest private providers of dental practices, is set to cut 85 as it has not been about to recruit enough dentists, bringing the firm's total number down to 365

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