Healthscope CEO calls out private insurers

Healthscope CEO Greg Horan has accused some insurers of “significantly underfunding” its 38 hospitals nationally and claimed the insurers have not engaged in constructive conversations with them to fund their local private hospitals fairly. “This campaign is really about driving awareness in their own members so that they understand their funds are … not prepared to pay for quality healthcare in their local setting,” Mr Boyd told Sky News Australia. Healthscope is Australia's second-largest private hospital operator and was listed on the ASX until 2019 when it was bought by US investment giant Brookfield for about $4.4 billion.