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Ramsay Health earnings recover in first quarter, Sante decision close
Australia’s largest private hospital operator says EBIT grew 5.8 per cent in the first quarter, but “not where we want them to be”.
Why your exercise routine may not be enough to protect your brain
Dementia has overtaken heart disease to become Australia’s No.1 killer, yet as many as half of cases could be prevented by lifestyle changes.
States warn hospital services at risk in NDIS funding stoush
Premiers and chief ministers worry that federal government did not intend to honour a 2023 agreement that states and territories would be better off overall.
Ramsay Healthcare chief says the age of AI care is coming
The CEO of Australia’s biggest private hospital operator has flagged greater AI adoption as a way to help improve services.
Butler expects tariff pain on medicines and healthcare giants
The Health Minister says briefings from US officials suggest foreign pharmaceuticals could soon be targeted by a separate US trade investigation.
April 2025
How to save hospitals ‘staring into the abyss’
The debate between care providers and insurers is raging. And having heard from all sides, good luck to up-for-sale hospitals giant Healthscope.
Labor’s hospital funding push to cost health funds $1b a year
The health minister said there had been a “shift up in profitability and management expenses of insurers” as he urged them to negotiate with care providers.
March 2025
Game on! Healthscope’s Japanese lender sells debt; eyes on HMC Capital
Sources say SMBC’s slice of the loans has been bought by Deutsche Bank, which has traditionally worked for David Di Pilla’s HMC Capital.
January 2025
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November 2024
Hospitals to pressure Labor to link nurse pay hikes with premiums
Operators including Brookfield-owned Healthscope and ASX-listed Ramsay Health Care want the radical change and say facilities will close if they are not funded.
We’ll all be taking Ozempic-type drugs ‘like we do daily vitamins’
Doctors say they have not seen anything like this since the emergence of statins to lower cholesterol. But do we know enough about the long-term impact?
Health insurers warn of closures without 6pc premium hike
Health funds have asked Labor to allow big premium rises as the amount they charge policyholders is not keeping pace with healthcare inflation.
The woman defending the industry everyone loves to hate
Private health insurers are being derided all around, but their chief lobbyist, Rachel David, insists they make our medical system the envy of the Americans and British.
Brookfield’s Healthscope secures extension on $1.6b debt
The private hospital operator has been given more time from its lenders to secure extra funding from insurers as costs mount.
Wilsons healthcare analyst jumps to Barrenjoey
Melissa Benson will work alongside Nick McGarrigle and Josh Kannourakis in the emerging companies team.
Health insurer salaries in the spotlight as premiums climb
The salaries of Australia’s big health insurance bosses are rising with their profits.
GP referrals to be axed under proposed health shake-up
Patients could skip a visit to their GP when obtaining referrals to some specialists under the recommendations of Labor’s inquiry into the healthcare system.
