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Private health insurers should start paying for hospital-type care at home

  • Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
Private health insurers should start paying for hospital-type care at homeHaving treatment at home is more convenient for patients.Photographee.eu/Shutterstock

In the past, when you needed chemotherapy or intravenous (in-the-vein) treatments such as antibiotics or hydration, you needed to be admitted to hospital.

These days, it’s possible to have such treatments in the comfort of your home, with nursing or other...

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