15+ hour, 32+ min ago   (708+ words) The cost of seeing a specialist has soared in Australia, leaving almost two million people delaying or going without care and prompting calls for tougher action on excessive doctors’ fees. The Federal Government is considering reforms including fee caps, incentives…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1690+ words) At Tina Philip's private family practice clinic in Round Rock, the staff is just her and her office coordinator. They know their patients. Some have grown up with them. One has already become a doctor. Philip and her coordinator, Kennette…...

18+ hour, 1+ min ago   (884+ words) The government has proposed winding back the rebate those aged 65 and over receive on their private health cover. (ABC News: Matt Roberts) Parliamentary analysis shows pensioners will lose out on about $1.6 billion when new private health insurance rebate changes come…...

18+ hour, 34+ min ago   (755+ words) September 14, 2026 — 4:08am Australians paid more than five times the benchmark price for a visit to a specialist doctor on more than a million occasions last year, the Department of Health has found. Health Minister Mark Butler has put “excessive” specialist fees…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago   (532+ words) An aging population means more older adults are seeking care at home, making this issue all the more urgent. The pressure it has placed on home-based care providers isn’t just a matter of better recruiting. This is a deep workforce…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1081+ words) As of Thursday, September 10, 2026 Doctors Hospital plans to slash the deposit requirement for patients to access its emergency room services by one-third after cutting losses on unpaid medical bills and other assets below its annual 3 percent of sales target ratio....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (725+ words) An Ohio woman scheduled for a minor gynecological procedure was told the day before that her doctor could no longer perform it in his office. A hospital system had bought the practice the previous year and required the procedure to…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (683+ words) Most people arrange private health cover somewhere in their forties, tick the box each April when the premium notice lands, and then don't look at it again. That habit gets expensive after 65, because the rules quietly move in your favour…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (94+ words) There are places in nursing homes, but there are fewer and fewer people who can care for the residents. Five state institutions house 902 elderly people, while there is a shortage of 166 employees. The biggest shortage is in Nikšić - 51 jobs, including…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (665+ words) Since I got cancer, I’ve been making it a habit to thank my doctors, nurses and pharmacists for saving my life – at least thus far, as my radiologist modestly pointed out. Nobody better run down Cape Cod Hospital near me!...