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Rising Private Health Insurance premiums demand greater transparency

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) notes the Federal Government’s approval of a 4.41 per cent average increase in private health insurance premiums from April, the steepest rise in almost […]
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Improving Transparency for Private Health Members

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) notes with interest of the introduction of the Health Legislation Amendment (Improving Choice and Transparency for Private Health Consumers) Bill 2026 in the Parliament […]
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Response to Private Healthcare Australia Consumer Research Report on Specialist Care

Sydney, 5 February 2026 The ASA acknowledges the consumer research report released today by Private Healthcare Australia (PHA). Understanding and appreciating the pressures that patients are facing in healthcare is […]
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ASA Survey on Specialist Fees and Patient Out-of-Pocket Costs

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Dr Vida Viliunas discusses GLP-1 drugs on ABC Radio

Dr Vida Viliunas, President of the Australian Society of Anaesthetists and Prof David Story, President of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists spoke to the ABC’s national health reporter on ABC Radio’s AM program this morning regarding risks […]
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Joint statement on decommissioning nitrous oxide medical gas pipeline systems

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA), the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA) have published a joint statement on decommissioning […]
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