Fed: New ads encourage Australians into private health insurance

AAP General News (Australia)
04-29-2007
Fed: New ads encourage Australians into private health insurance

The federal government has unveiled a series of advertisements promoting changes to
private health insurance in the hope of encouraging more Australians to take it up.

Health Minister TONY ABBOTT has launched a series of TV .. radio .. print and internet
advertisements about a number of recent improvements to the private health system.

The changes .. which took effect on April 1 .. allow patients with hospital cover to
receive rebates for medical procedures conducted outside hospitals.

They are also aimed at getting more Australians to buy private health insurance ..

as the take-up rate has stalled in the past few years.

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