Medibank putting profits before patients: St Vincent's

By Harriet Alexander
Updated October 25 2014 - 10:08am, first published October 1 2014 - 6:56pm
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour
"Price before quality": Medibank has its priorities wrong according to St Vincent's Chief Executive Toby Hall. Photo: Scott Barbour

St Vincent's Health has accused Australia's largest health insurer of putting profits before patient welfare in a bristling retort to plans by Medibank Private to boycott hospitals that do not meet its conditions.

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