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Feature Articles
As part of the Australian Private Hospitals Association's (APHA's) proactive involvement in the issues of the day affecting the sector, from time to time the Association provides commentary through feature articles and opinion pieces in a variety of publications and forums...
April 2026
- 3 Apr 2026
Insurers wield the scalpel
Vertical integration. The conflict of interest when the funder of healthcare is also the healthcare provider is as obvious as it is disturbing. It's taking root in Australia and flying below the government's radar. Our Op Ed in the Herald Sun..
- 1 Apr 2026
Time to do what you said you'd do
APHA's column for Australian Doctor, published in the March-April edition of the magazine, highlighting that the ongoing gabfest must give way to the Federal Government fulfilling its pledge to act...
February 2026
- 13 Feb 2026
Profit put before patients
With Minister Butler's 2026 private health insurance premium hike decision looming, APHA says this year's increase must not be another profit haul for insurers. Our Opinion Editorial published in the Herald-Sun and Courier-Mail newspapers...