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14 December 2011
Partners Life joins Health Funds Association
The Health Funds Association (HFANZ) today welcomed Partners Life as its newest member. more

23 November 2011
Cover Stories - Health Insurance News November 2011
Inside this issue PREFUs, projections and assumptions: How can historic health spending trends be sustainable? United Future health policy welcomed, Australia petition to save health insurance rebate, Warning over future health costs as insurance cover dips. more

28 October 2011
Warning over future health costs as health cover dips
A further dip in health insurance coverage has sparked a warning from Health Funds Association (HFANZ) over the growing public/private imbalance in the heath sector.
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20 September 2011
World Economic Forum's $US47 trillion health warning
Growing health costs mean health systems and their effectiveness are fast becoming economic policy issues, Health Funds Association chief executive Roger Styles said today. more

18 August 2011
Slowdown in health claims growth welcomed
An easing of the rate insurance claims growth has been welcomed today by the Health Funds Association (HFANZ). more

20 June 2011
Cover Stories - Health Insurance News June 2011
Inside this issue Health insurers release new Industry Code, New chairman for HFANZ, HFANZ welcomes Acc surgery report, Health cover dip prompts caution, HFANZ contacts, Order our latest brochure. more

27 May 2011
Health cover dip prompts caution
The number of New Zealanders covered by health insurance has continued to ease, according to figures released by the Health Funds Association (HFANZ). more

13 May 2011
Health Funds Association welcomes ACC surgery report
The Health Funds Association (HFANZ) has welcomed the findings of ACC's review of elective surgery decision-making released today. more

21 February 2011
Cover Stories - Health Insurance News February 2011
Inside this issue Action needed to reverse shrinking private health contribution, Huge rise likely for Australian health insurance premiums, Florida judge strikes down Obama's healthcare law, Health insurance drops 10,000 in 2010, Order our newly updated brochure. more

31 January 2011
Health insurance drops 10,000 in 2010 - HFANZ
The number of New Zealanders covered by health insurance dropped by 10,000 during 2010, according to figures released by the Health Funds Association (HFANZ) today. more

17 November 2010
Treasury reports prompts call for removal of FBT on employer subsidised health insurance
The Health Funds Association has welcomed Treasury's reports on the cost of ill-health in New Zealand, saying it draws attention to the potential productivity gains from improving the health of our workforce. more

4 November 2010
Health insurance numbers continue to ease
The number of New Zealanders with health insurance continued to ease in the year to the end of September, bring it down to the same level as in 2007, according to figures released today by the Health Funds Association (HFANZ). more

18 August 2010
Cover Stories - Health Insurance News August 2010
Inside this issue Recent Government initiatives welcomed by HFANZ, Crisis coming in health care IFHP conference told, Order our newly updated brochure, Elective surgery boosts health insurance claims by 10 percent. more

9 August 2010
Elective surgery boosts health insurance claims by 10 percent
Health insurers paid 10.1 percent more in claims in the year to the end of June than they did for the same time last year, according to figures released today by the Health Funds Association (HFANZ). more

7 July 2010
Lab charge decision welcomed
The Health Funds Association (HFANZ) has welcomed the Government's decision today to end the practice health boards charging private patients for lab tests. more

18 May 2010
Annual Review 2010
Review of the year ended March 2010 including activities and key statistics. more

20 April 2010
Health insurance to fund $1 billion in healthcare by 2012: HFANZ
The Health Funds Association (HFANZ) predicts continued growth in claims paid will see health insurance funding a billion dollars worth of health care each year by the end of 2012. more