Over 50 per cent of all Australians have private health insurance. But experts say not everyone uses it to pay for the cost of their medical treatment. Source: Getty Images/Luis Alvarez
Private health insurance helps people avoid long wait times for non-urgent procedures and lets them access services that Medicare does not cover. But out of pocket costs may be a deterrent for many people to use it to pay for their medical costs.
Private health insurance helps people avoid long wait times for non-urgent procedures and lets them access services that Medicare does not cover. But out of pocket costs may be a deterrent for many people to use it to pay for their medical costs.