Event Brief
Private health customers stung as exclusions rise
Filed: Feb 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM ET
Summary: Australians are downgrading health cover, with 360,000 leaving gold policies since 2020, facing unexpected out-of-pocket costs.
WHO: Australians
WHAT: Downgrading health cover and facing exclusions
WHEN: Feb 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM ET
WHERE: Australia
WHY: Rising premiums and exclusions in health policies
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