Should we scrap private health insurance rebates and direct the funding to public hospitals?
- Written by Terence C. Cheng, Associate Professor, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
alvaro gonzalez/Getty ImagesIf you’re one of the 45% of Australians with private health insurance, chances are the government pays, or has paid, a proportion of your premiums via rebates.
Taxpayer spending on these private health insurance rebates is projected to reach A$7.6 billion in 2025.
The rebates are a key source of revenue for private...
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