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JOHN MENADUE. Privatisation and the hollowing out of Medicare
Malcolm Turnbull says that the Coalition will ‘never, ever, privatise Medicare’. Given the wide public support for Medicare and Malcolm Turnbull’s way with words his attempted rebuttal is not surprising. But the Coalition has been eroding Medicare from within for … Continue reading
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Tagged $11 b. PHI subsidy, 2016 Federalelection, high costs and premiums for PHI, John Menadue, legal action against Medibank Pte, PHi penalises country people., private health insurance and Medicare, privatisation of Medicare, Royal Commission on PHI, US experience with PHI
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