i was recently informed that i've been kicked out my parents' health insurance policy and hence would have to buy my own insurance. then i saw a govt ad about new laws which force all health insurance companies to provide information in a standard format thats available to browse on the federal govt website.
i was pleasantly surprised to find that all the information was there, and it made the whole process so much easier. its quite a pain to actually look up each company's website and trawl thru all the crap to find the useful info. but with this govt database, its really easy to narrow down what ur looking for and then u can go directly to the specific insurance company website and know what ur looking for to get the details.
whilst i still think that john howard is at least as morally corrupt as the average indian politician, i am very impressed with this measure as 1. all the basic info is in the one place and 2. u can compare prices against similar policies from different companies. it probably wont save johnny at the polls this year, but this is one thing that he actually does deserve a pat on the back for.
with the direction modern medicine is heading in, i dont think the medicare system can keep providing the level of cover it is currently providing. eventually, governments will cut funding into a health system which is potentially a black hole. private health insurance has to expand, i think, and play a more prominent role in the provision of health services, particularly hospital services, which are the most expensive.
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