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Riding with the Reaper

And rocking that school bag.

Don Achala said his mother could have died without surgery to treat a sudden bowel condition.

‘Absolute nightmare’: How this family’s Brisbane trip turned from holiday to hospital horror

An extended stay in the city turned to a nightmare, as a family were left to navigate hospitals and insurance systems they say are failing overseas visitors.

  • Courtney Kruk
Bupa has admitted to misleading thousands of customers over five years.

Bupa fined for duping thousands of customers over medical claims

The health insurer admits it has misled customers about their entitlements, leading some to forgo treatments and leaving others out of pocket by thousands of dollars.

  • Elias Visontay
Australians will be paying more for energy and internet bills come July.

Brace yourself: Energy, internet and insurance price rises are coming

Telstra customers are set to experience their third price increase in 12 months.

  • Jessica Yun and Frances Howe
Healthscope hospital pic.

‘Over my dead body’: Fight to keep Healthscope’s hospitals alive just getting started

Just what will it take to ensure the lights stay on at 37 hospitals employing 18,000 staff across Australia? We are about to find out.

  • Colin Kruger
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Healthcare workers are already exhausted after two years on the front lines of the pandemic.

The unholy alliance against new laws that ‘disproportionately’ impact women

Liberal MPs have joined unions in warning that changes to workers’ compensation laws would have a disproportionate impact on women.

  • Alexandra Smith
Luigi Mangione.

Trump administration seeks death penalty for alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi said it was part of Donald Trump’s agenda “to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again”.

  • Michael Koziol
Health insurance costs are increasing, but there can be some ways to dodge the hikes.

How to avoid a double whammy to your private health premiums next month

In just over two weeks, there will be yet another hit to the hip pockets of millions of Aussies: private health insurance premiums will go up.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Sydney woman Luan Lawrenson-Woods paid $30,000 in out-of-pocket fees for surgeries and treatment related to breast cancer despite having private health insurance.

One in five patients skip treatment due to out-of-pocket costs

The survey also found 40 per cent of private hospital patients were being slugged with out-of-pocket specialist fees of more than $1000 – and many weren’t informed of all costs in advance.

  • Broede Carmody and Henrietta Cook