Australians pay thousands more for private health cover

By Heath Aston
Updated September 23 2016 - 2:13pm, first published September 21 2016 - 8:56pm
Australia and Britain both spend roughly 9 per cent of GDP on health, but their health insurance industries are very different.
Australia and Britain both spend roughly 9 per cent of GDP on health, but their health insurance industries are very different.

Australian families are paying up to $400 more a month for private health insurance than consumers in comparable countries like Britain and New Zealand.

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