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Morning Mail: Judge delays Trump conviction ruling, archbishop of Canterbury resigns, NSW nurses strike

New York judge postpones decision about whether the case should go ahead

The Guardian - AU

‘Worst of a bad bunch’: Choice names NIB and Meta among worst Australian products and services of the year

The 2024 Shonky awards also list a ‘green’ juice with food colouring and a stick vacuum that ‘sucks at sucking’

The Guardian - AU

nib backs weight-loss drugs like Ozempic as the new 'wonder drugs'

The Hunter-based health insurer is enamoured the drug.

Newcastle Herald

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Private health insurers are now offering GP telehealth services. Is this a risk to Medicare?

Australia’s second-largest private health insurer, Bupa, has recently started offering its members three free GP telehealth consultations a year. This follows other insurers such as nib offering its members digital GP consults, for things like prescriptions and medical certificates, for a fee.

The Conversation

Taxpayers are topping up health fund profits: analysis

Major health insurers have been accused of expecting NSW hospitals to subsidise their record profits amid a stand-off over who foots hospital bills.

AAP

Insurers warn of bill shock from hospital pay demand

NSW officials are demanding private health insurers pay full freight for public hospital stays, suggesting taxpayers are being asked to provide a huge subsidy.

AAP

Fitzy to leave NIB on November 30, ready to work on golf handicap

Fitzy recently revealed 'a very serious inconvenient truth'.

Newcastle Herald

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Nib profit growth misses as claims expenses rise

Health insurance company nib has reported a $257.5 million underlying operating profit and a 9.3 per cent rise in group revenue, to $3.3 billion.

AAP

Nib reveals profit on the back of people flocking to private healthcare

The Hunter-based company revealed how much it made.

Newcastle Herald

Private hospitals and nib 'dig a little deeper' to reach new insurance deal

Only a month ago, the deal was about to collapse.

Newcastle Herald

Australian shares rally ahead of key inflation readout

The ASX200 briefly reclaimed the 8,000 level as traders wait for what one analyst calls the biggest data point of the year for Australia's market.

AAP

'Tremendous leader': Mark Fitzgibbon retires from health insurer NIB

Ed Close had been chosen as NIB's incoming chief.

Newcastle Herald

What it means for patients if St Vincent’s and NIB fail to reach a funding deal

The hospital network says it will walk away from its contract with the private health insurer in three months if a fairer agreement can’t be reached. Has this situation happened before?

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of patients facing healthcare price hikes after negotiations break down between St Vincent’s and NIB

Australian Medical Association is urging both parties to reach an agreement for the sake of patients

The Guardian - AU

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Newcastle Herald

'No immediate changes': what nib and St Vincent's health spat means

There could be big ramification for nib hospital cover.

Newcastle Herald

NIB reveals how much it will increase health insurance premiums

NIB's increase is above the industry average.

Newcastle Herald

NIB pays shareholders dividend as half-year profits jump

Hunter-based insurance company NIB has recorded a 19.4 per cent jump in profits in the first half of the financial year.

Newcastle Herald

'Personalising the experience': Healthcare's Netflix moment

'Consumers are demanding innovative ways to access products.'

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The Guardian - AU

Single parents face higher health insurance premium increases than other families, analysis shows

Consumer advocacy group Choice finds single parents face cost hikes of up to 70% when adding dependants while most two-parent families face no increase

AAP

NIB secures $1.6m legal win over unpaid Whitecoat debt

Health insurer NIB can recoup $1.6 million in unpaid debts owed by a former partner which helped develop its highly successful Whitecoat healthcare platform.

Barchart

Cocoa Consolidation

Cocoa prices continue to consolidate at over $3,000 per ton. The soft commodity is the latest to join the bullish party in a sector that has led the commodities asset class over the past year.

Newcastle Herald

Game of a lifetime for Millie's mates

Boyle has run multiple programs in Newcastle and other areas over the past year.

Barchart

Cocoa- A New Multi-Year High in the Soft Commodity

Over the past months, cotton, sugar, coffee, and frozen concentrated orange juice futures rose to the highest price in years, with FCOJ reaching a new record peak. Meanwhile, cocoa futures were the latest soft commodity to join the bullish party, moving above $3,000 per ton to the highest price since…

Guitar World

Geezer Butler: “Originally it was titled ‘Nib’, which was Bill’s beard and looked like a pen nib because it was pointy”

Geezer Butler explains the obscure title behind one of Black Sabbath’s most recognisable riffs

AAP

NIB profit up 12.8pct to $92m, but shares sink

NIB shares were down by double-digits after the health insurer missed earnings expectations for the first half and declined to give guidance.

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