Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars
- Written by Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
Every other week there seems to be more bad news for private hospitals. The sale of Healthscope, hospital and maternity ward closures, and fights with private health insurers about funding, suggest they are in financial trouble.
Profitability is declining, especially since the COVID pandemic.
But are private hospitals’ financial struggles...





