Alison Branley

Major insurers like Medibank Private and Bupa are buying up GP clinics in a move that could lead to US-style managed care.

Increasing partnerships between health insurers, GP centres and telehealth services has raised concerns about a potential two-tier system in which privately insured patients have more affordable access to GP consultations.

More pain could be coming from motorists if economists' predictions about the impact of rising fuel prices on inflation prove correct.

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Nationally, the median house price for all the capital cities is now more than $1 million.

Painkillers, HRT therapies and incontinence medicines are among the drugs that will not benefit from the new maximum $25 script price.

A survey of 4,000 patients finds more than half had an unexpected cost when under a specialist's care.

As Western Sydney University prepares to shed hundreds of staff due to its dire finances, leaked documents reveal it is paying consultants as much as $2,850 a day.

The peak private hospitals body has written to the prime minister, detailing what it claims are some of the worst behaviours by private health insurers. 

Cancer diagnosis in young people is on the rise, but there are practical ways to support loved ones going through treatment. 

School bullying reaches devastating new peaks in Australia with figures showing a rising number of children as young as 10 expressing serious emotional distress following online and in-person abuse.

A University of Sydney-led paper undertook Australia's first peer-targeted study of unpaid work for childcare workers, amid a crisis of confidence across the sector.

Health insurer Bupa is accused of ongoing unscrupulous behaviour towards its customers amid legal action by the competition watchdog. 

Australian vaccination rates plummeting among young children

New research shows educational disadvantage begins when children are as young as two if they cannot access child care. With about one-quarter of the country living in "childcare deserts", experts are demanding more from both parties.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb decided to keep Sergeant Justone Wong on the force after he was convicted of dangerous driving causing death over an incident that happened while on duty.

Nearly 500,000 Australians could be missing out on hundreds of dollars in savings at the pharmacy each year because of poor understanding and uptake of the country's "clunky" pharmaceutical safety net scheme.

You've probably heard a lot about something called the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme — or the PBS — this week. Here are some of your most commonly asked questions.

It is deja vu for Queensland residents as they work to save property from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred rainfall.

There's a growing push in Australia's medical circles to do away with antiquated fax machines amid concerns the country's medical referral and documentation system is outdated.