Industry Structure and Main Competitors
Private health insurance in Australia is heavily regulated to protect consumers. Prudential supervision is undertaken by PHIAC to ensure the funds remain solvent. PHIAC also publishes extensive statistics on the industry and annual financial statement for individual health funds to provide full transparency for stakeholders.
The pricing and features of health insurance products is regulated by the Dept. of Health and Ageing.
To inform consumers, the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman operates a website to explain private health insurance and provide a standardised basis to compare health fund products.
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