Health Report

The cost shock of specialist care


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When you pay for private health insurance, you might assume you'll be well covered if you get injured or fall ill. 

But a new report has revealed the huge costs that catch people off guard, and sometimes prevent them from receiving care. 

Also, a study hints that constant colds in childhood might not be business-as-usual and should be taken more seriously. 

And we talk through the Nipah virus outbreak in India, and changes in Victoria to ADHD medication prescribing.

References:

  • Nipah and Hendra Viruses: Deadly Zoonotic Paramyxoviruses with the Potential to Cause the Next Pandemic - PMC
  • Urgent ADHD Top-Up Prescriptions Even Easier And Cheaper
  • Restoring affordable access to specialist care in Australia
  • Burden of Infections in Early Life and Risk of Infections and Systemic Antibiotics Use in Childhood
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