A deductible is a specific dollar amount that your health insurance company requires that you pay out of your pocket each year before the health insurance company begins to make payments for claims. However, we urge you to consider the total benefit package, in addition to service and cost, and provider availability when choosing a health plan. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation NT Branch is calling on the NT Health Department to urgently decide whether it will push ahead with plans to shut four health clinics in remote Indigenous communities.
The government regards any type of incentive for a referral as a potential violation of this law because the opportunity to reap financial benefits may tempt providers to make referrals that are not medically necessary, thereby driving up healthcare costs and potentially putting patient’s health at risk.
However, many people are embracing the attitudes to healthy lifestyles, while some …