Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 May 2017
Hospital waiting list queue jumpers outrage
16 May 2017 - Rich people are using their private health insurance to jump the waiting lists for surgery at public hospitals in breach of Medicare rules.
For the first time ever, shocking new government figures reveal health fund members wait just 20 days for elective surgery in a public hospital compared to the 42 days public patients wait.
Privately insured people can get a coronary artery bypass in just 7 days in a public hospital while those without insurance wait 14 days, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows.
