Healthscope attacks insurers in advertising campaign to save private hospitals

Healthscope, Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator, will launch a public campaign on Wednesday accusing insurers of not funding its facilities fairly and putting the country’s healthcare system at risk.

The campaign, flagged by Healthscope chief executive Greg Horan in an email to staff, says insurers used to pay 88¢ of every dollar they collect for hospital benefits. Mr Horan said insurance giant Bupa now paid only 81¢ and Australian Unity paid just 70¢. He also singled out non-profit insurer GMHBA.

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