Cancer patient hit with unexpected health insurance costs after policy changes
A woman with cancer found her long-standing insurance policy altered to require her to pay hundreds towards essential scans despite paying higher premiums.
A woman with cancer says changes to her long-standing health insurance policy have left her facing hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket costs for essential scans, despite already paying higher premiums. The policy changes were not clearly communicated to her. The situation raises questions about whether other policyholders could face similar unexpected costs from their insurers.
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‘Blindsided’: Mum with cancer caught out by change to health insurance smallprint – could your policy be next?
Sophia Perera says changes to her long-standing policy mean she now has to pay hundreds of dollars towards essential scans despite already paying higher premiums.