Australia’s peak medicines industry group says it takes 466 days for approved medicines to become subsidised. Health Minister Mark Butler agrees that it’s too long.
Children and older Australians were better off last year under the government’s $3.5 billion boost to bulk-billing. But adults aged 16 to 64 are paying more.
Liberal spokesperson Anne Ruston claims that “the Coalition always has,and always will,invest in Medicare”. Well,except when under Malcolm Fraser they demolished Medibank and opposed any changes to the ramshackle health scheme we had.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is gearing up to make major boosts to bulk-billing,urgent care clinics and the GP workforce,playing up a contrast to Peter Dutton.
In 2016,Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign falsely suggested the Coalition wanted to privatise Medicare. The opposition is accusing the government of “reheating” the claim.
The new deal would require aged care residents with higher incomes to pay more for food and accommodation,while their health services would be funded in full.
The conclusion must be drawn,that having lost the argument that climate change is real,the Opposition are promoting nuclear to pretend that they have an actual policy,provide an alternative that keeps them at odds with the government,knowing full well that it will never eventuate,and to keep the fossil fuel industry in business for as long as possible.
Within 24 hours of rolling his senior South Australian colleague for top spot on the state Senate ticket,conservative firebrand Alex Antic was on the attack.
An expert taskforce has told the Albanese government that taxpayers should fully cover the care costs of older Australians,but not certain living expenses.
To turn around Liberals’ worst level of female representation in 30 years,an outgoing ex-minister is calling for a radical rule change.