Post by St Lukes

An important op ed from editor Craig Thomson in The Sunday Examiner, regarding proposed changes the Private Health Insurance rebate for over-65s. We've received more than 3680 survey responses from our members who would be impacted by these changes. It showed 96 per cent are worried about the impact, 71 per cent say the changes would affect their ability to keep private health insurance, and 90 per cent lack confidence in accessing the care they need through the public system. The survey also showed the financial vulnerability of the cohort most affected, with 77 per cent of respondents earning less than $55,000 annually, and of those, 32 per cent earning less than $30,000. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gAwunJ_7