During the third quarter of 2021, the medical service with the greatest amount of benefits paid in Australia was anesthetics, accounting for around 25 percent of all medical benefits paid. At the end of that quarter, around 54.5 percent of the entire Australian population had some form of general health insurance cover.
Distribution of medical benefits paid for private health insurance in Australia in the third quarter of 2021, by service
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APRA. (November 24, 2021). Distribution of medical benefits paid for private health insurance in Australia in the third quarter of 2021, by service [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 10, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049278/australia-share-of-medical-health-insurance-benefits-paid-by-service/
APRA. "Distribution of medical benefits paid for private health insurance in Australia in the third quarter of 2021, by service." Chart. November 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049278/australia-share-of-medical-health-insurance-benefits-paid-by-service/
APRA. (2021). Distribution of medical benefits paid for private health insurance in Australia in the third quarter of 2021, by service. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 10, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049278/australia-share-of-medical-health-insurance-benefits-paid-by-service/
APRA. "Distribution of Medical Benefits Paid for Private Health Insurance in Australia in The Third Quarter of 2021, by Service." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049278/australia-share-of-medical-health-insurance-benefits-paid-by-service/
APRA, Distribution of medical benefits paid for private health insurance in Australia in the third quarter of 2021, by service Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049278/australia-share-of-medical-health-insurance-benefits-paid-by-service/ (last visited December 10, 2023)
Distribution of medical benefits paid for private health insurance in Australia in the third quarter of 2021, by service [Graph], APRA, November 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1049278/australia-share-of-medical-health-insurance-benefits-paid-by-service/