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Privately insured increasingly using public hospital

Privately insured increasingly using public hospital

Health care system Source: SBS

The number of patients with private health cover accessing the public health system has increased dramatically over the past 10 years.


New report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows a growing disparity between the care provided to public and private patients at the same hospital.


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