Young Aussies keep ditching private health

By Finbar O'Mallon
Updated February 18 2020 - 4:18pm, first published 4:15pm
Experts warn a lower uptake of private insurance would make Medicare unsustainable.
Experts warn a lower uptake of private insurance would make Medicare unsustainable.

Australia's private health industry "death spiral" continues as new figures reveal nearly 10,000 people recently ditched hospital cover in the last three months of 2019.

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