New data reveals private hospitals collectively lost $756 million last financial year, while private health insurers collectively made $2.7 billion in profit. The significant loss for private hospitals is the second in a row, following a $36 million loss in 2023-24. Catholic Health Australia Acting CEO Dr Katharine Bassett said the data, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and A...

Catholic Health Australia has appointed Tim Udorovic as its new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Udorovic brings extensive experience as a senior leader across government, consulting, and mission-driven organisations, including most recently in the Catholic education sector where he was responsible for enterprise-wide strategy, advocacy and policy in Australia’s largest non-government school sys...

Catholic Health Australia and BUPA have collectively called on the Federal Government to expand hospital in the home services and reform Medicare to provide more Australians with the option to receive clinically safe, high-quality care in their own homes. The two healthcare organisations have worked collaboratively to identify what is needed to make the proposed hospital in the home reforms...

The Federal Budget has drawn a measured but hopeful response from both the St Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Health Australia who have welcomed reforms they believe could improve the lives of Australians facing housing stress, poverty, illness and ageing. However, both organisations have also warned that much more needs to be done to ensure vulnerable people are not left behind. In a ...

Catholic Health Australia has called on the Albanese Government to legislate a minimum 90 per cent benefit-payout ratio for private health insurers, warning that voluntary action has comprehensively failed and patients are paying the price. The latest data reveals just 85.6 cents of every premium dollar is now reaching patient care, down from 91.9 cents before the pandemic. Had the payou...

Catholic Health Australia (CHA) has launched Health Matters, the first podcast produced and hosted by an Australian health peak body. New episodes will be released monthly, addressing issues across health, aged care and mission. Future topics will include aged care reform, workforce sustainability, hospital funding and palliative care. “Both health and aged care are at a critical junc...

Catholic Health Australia (CHA) believes the Federal Government’s decision to extend the current list of Medicare services delivered via telehealth to March 2021 is welcome, but that it should remain beyond the pandemic.