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The price of HEALTH

Is health insurance worth the money?

At a time when Aussie households are under financial pressure, you might be looking at your health insurance policy and wondering whether it’s an expense you can do without.

The aim of health insurance is the ability to choose your own doctor and skip public hospital waiting lists for elective surgeries (e.g., knee replacements). But if you don’t have health insurance,

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