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Here's what's actually driving up health insurance premiums (hint: it's not young people dropping off)

  • Written by Peter Sivey, Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University
image'HOW MUCH has my health insurance gone up?!' There's a simple reason premiums are increasing.from www.shutterstock.com

Last week the government announced a raft of changes aimed at slowing the rise in health insurance premiums, as well as initiatives to improve access to mental health care.

Commentators have already expressed scepticism on the...

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