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Private health premium increases might be the lowest in years, but that doesn't mean they're justified

  • Written by Nathan Kettlewell, Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Economics Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney
Private health premium increases might be the lowest in years, but that doesn't mean they're justifiedThose facing large price increases might drop or downgrade their cover.Wayhome studio/Shutterstock

Every year private health insurers raise premiums and every year we rue the hit to our hip pocket. This cycle is heavily regulated: insurers apply to the health minister who must approve premium hikes unless deemed contrary to the public interest....

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