Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jul 2018
Private health insurance a hard sell to Medicare generation
30 June 2018 - The Coalition’s health insurance reforms are needed to prevent a decade-long decline in the sector, according to internal government documents, partly because people who grew up with Medicare do not want to pay more for healthcare.
The documents, obtained by The Weekend Australian, reveal the government expects its measures to keep premiums under 4% for two years — the first time such a figure has been given — in contrast to Labor’s contentious plan for a 2% cap if elected.
The government warns in the documents, prepared last month, that an ongoing decline in hospital coverage must be halted or people will flock to public hospitals and increase the cost to governments.
