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As Costs Creep Up, Confusion Reigns Supreme

Wednesday February 6, 2002
Consumers have every right to feel aggrieved at the latest push by Australia's health funds to lift premiums. Over recent years we have been cajoled through tax incentives and coerced with threats of having to pay more to join private health insurance. The justification? That higher membership levels would keep a lid on costs.