Consumers caught out by private health insurance not covering total hip replacement surgery

Linda McIver is, objectively, a pretty smart person.

She's a computer scientist, an author, has a PhD and runs an organisation that helps gets kids involved in data science.

She also has a genetic condition that affects her hips: acetabular retroversion.

This means her hip sockets face slightly the wrong way, leading to painful problems … and almost inevitably, a hip replacement.

To know more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2024-04-09/private-health-insurance-hip-replacements-fine-print/103675058