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Here’s what you need to know about buying a private health cover
Australia Explained
English - October 11, 2021 04:29 - 7 minutes - 13.2 MBNews Government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Private health insurance helps people avoid long wait times for non-urgent procedures and lets them access services that Medicare does not cover. But out of pocket costs may be a deterrent for many people to use it to pay for their medical costs.