Australian Healthcare "Healthcare Daily: News, research & industry feedback" Low

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Australian Healthcare "Healthcare Daily: News, research & industry feedback" Low

Global Research

3 July 2026ab

Australian Healthcare Equities

AustraliaHealthcare Daily: News, research & industry

feedback Healthcare

David Low

Analyst

david.low@ubs.com

Stocks covered: RHC, RMD, CSL, TLX, EBO +61-2-9324 2843

James Meares

News and press releases Analyst

james.meares@ubs.com

+61-29-324 3575RHC - "Labor proposes health insurance shake-up to fix hospitals" (AFR, 1 Jul)

Grace Allen

Associate Analyst

The Australian Government has released the first consultation paper on private health

grace-za.allen@ubs.com

sector reform. Key reform initiatives include: +61-2-9324 2000

Maternity: Policies aimed at improving uptake of private maternity: 1) Sector

Education; 2) Increased access and choice to different models of private maternity

care; 3) Shorter waiting PHI periods for private provided maternity; 4) Review of

product tier structure; 5) Review of risk equalisation arrangements; and 6) Review

of MBS Items for paediatricians.

Mental Health Care: Policies aimed at tackling psychiatrist supply 1) Allowing

overseas-trained psychiatrists to practice in private hospitals; 2) Contemporary

models of mental health care; and 3) Reconvene the Private Mental Health Alliance

(PMHA).

Regional Hospitals: Increase the second-tier benefit from 85% to 100% for

established regional private hospitals.

Hospital In The Home (HITH): Apply a minimum hospital benefit for HITH of

$360 per day for an initial tranche of 3 treatment services (IV infusions, complex

wound care, palliative care).

PHI Product Simplification: Initiatives include 1) simplifying product structure; 2)

standardising the age threshold and associated eligibility for dependants; 3) excess