Long road ahead for beleaguered private healthcare sector

Though there have been some positive developments amongst private healthcare providers and private health insurers, the sector’s challenging operating environment will continue to play out for years.

The private healthcare sector started 2025 on a positive note with the news of a major private hospital operator reaching a new agreement with a private health insurer in January, ending its troubled negotiations that played out last year. This resolution was a welcomed development for the sector, which continues to weather a cost and labour crunch. As our private healthcare sector report from May 2024 has outlined, soaring costs and labour shortages along with an increased prevalence of sh...

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Authors: Gayle Dickerson, Jacqui Oestreich,

Published Date: 27 February 2025