Should there be more or less privatisation of hospital and healthcare services?
Private health insurance funds private health and is provided by a number of private health insurance organisations, called health funds. The Coalition under Tony pledged to privatise Medibank if it won the 2010 election but was again defeated by Labor. Privatisation was again a Coalition policy for the 2013 election, which the Coalition won.
It is ironic that the average working Registered Nurse working in a private hospital can not afford private health insurance to receive care that is provided by that nurse. Healthcare services need to be accessible by everyone even if it means increased taxes for that purpose. The healthcare system must be forward moving only.
Less. Public health is all our problem. Privatisation = profit for a select few
@Glenmar3yrs3Y
Absolutely not or we will end up like the USA where people's health will be dependent upon if they have insurance or not. The medicare system as it is has been working so why change it.
@935CG4PLiberal Democrat 3mos3MO
Less, reduce privatisation of hospitals but increase privatisation of health care services like specialist
@9HCXTZW4mos4MO
Provide more government funding to the industry, while allowing certain healthcare services to keep their private status.
@934QDXS2yrs2Y
@934L28S2yrs2Y
I am a small business working under the ndis. We need to keep these programs and put money into disability and rather ensure these businesses have some understanding of health and structures in place.
@9342HTR2yrs2Y
People paying private insurance shouldn't have such high out of pocket expenses too. Some of this should be payed by the government as well.
@933V4P72yrs2Y
Hospitals should work side-by-side with existing non-medical health care systems, just as they do in other countries like India & China. Funding should go to all systems equally with equipment shared. The outcome should be to maximise positive health outcomes instead of the current system of hooking up patients to progressively more expensive drugs/treatments, increasing long-term suffering unnecessarily & ending their life prematurely. The whole money-engineering mentality must change.
I am happy with the balance of public and private health ownership but strongly support more funding for public with some form of fee to discourage trivial and unjustified call on emergency services.
@932FMT52yrs2Y
I oppose the Levy. It’s up to the individual if you feel as if you are healthy and fit why should have private health
@9329PM22yrs2Y
More and let those with private health claim more for their money.
@92XGD9P2yrs2Y
More, and provide more government funding/prioritise public hospitals
@92WGD9Z2yrs2Y
I think somewhere in the middle of all. If people have money for better health care,then let them have it..If people don't have enough money they should get help from normal health care.But if the person is really sick and in death an life situation,i think there should be ways to have private health care
@92WBMT32yrs2Y
Private Health Insurance should cover all procedures in all hospitals with no out of pocket cost
@92VQJYM2yrs2Y
We need staff to ratio laws in aged care
@92TT5R22yrs2Y
More, but only to help the public system
@92SRJCK2yrs2Y
Less, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry- However external management should be applied
@92SPHG92yrs2Y
the whole health system is over-worked and underfunded. Until a more supportive health system exists (for patients and staff alike) the argument of privatisation is irrelevant. However, more public specialist services would definitely be an asset in many communities.
@92SGJBT2yrs2Y
Unavoidable conditions at not fault of your own should receive some government funding. For example Type 1 diabetes.
@92S7B3M2yrs2Y
Yes in small towns where there is none
@92S4FGB2yrs2Y
Fix the inefficiency of the public health system
Silly how working people have to pay so much for doctors when they need it more especially for work while people on Centrelink stuck on job seeker get to go for free especially with people sitting at home and don't need to really go to the doctors for work.
@92Q68QS2yrs2Y
Regulate the health funds
@92LCT922yrs2Y
you cannot have more public healthcare in an already buckling system. However, the current private insurance fees are not feasible for most families.
@92JJ7VS2yrs2Y
Less privitization & more funding for low income and non-citizens
@92J8T7S2yrs2Y
There needs to be a body overseeing private health funds
@92GNRT32yrs2Y
As long as there is a strong public subsidised core for health it’s imperative all gave access to solid health support
@92FTSY72yrs2Y
Hospitals eed to b accountable not exploiting use of onus of proof legislation to make workers pay for work injuries. Blackwood vs Toward precedent is unscientific but used to have workers fund work injuries. Radiological term used to dismiss work post traumatic arthritis as personal. Injuries dismissed as perso al a ovoid risk mitigation & increase maiming
@92FS4CMLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
Privatise clinics, increase funding to hospitals.
@92DKHTJLiberal Democrat2yrs2Y
More, and end government subsidies & More, and privatize the entire healthcare industry.
@926Q2NW2yrs2Y
Nothing wrong with public and private healthcare just make it more accessible
@8ZY6TDQ2yrs2Y
Less but increase tax to pay for the health service
there should be more funding for all health services for people on lower- middle incomes and higher income earners should be incentivised to take out private insurance to decrease burden on public health
I am satisfied with the current system but believe there should be more money put into public healthcare.
@8TBHYTM3yrs3Y
@8T8N9GV3yrs3Y
with benifts and disasters of both privatisation or government funding I would say a complete redo of the system is in order.
@8RVDXJ83yrs3Y
I don’t even know what this means.
keep the same amount of privatisation but increase government funding
@8RJV8JH3yrs3Y
They should be able to co exist together while providing the same medical care with the difference being nicer rooms and potentially quicker service for non emergencies at private hospitals
@8RFK4BG3yrs3Y
Remain with number privatised, however stricter government guidelines and inspectots should be present.
@8RDVXPK3yrs3Y
Everyone who has a job have private health as happened until this free health came in. It was terrible in Qld in the 60s. But great in WA where everyone contributed
@8RD4KZ73yrs3Y
I think that if people who are paying for private health need to actually be fully covered or more covered than what they currently are.
People you aren’t paying anything are fully covered and to me that just doesn’t make sense.
It’s us the tax payers that pay for both our own health insurance and also public patients.
Yet we are still having to pay extra on top of our health insurance plus tax.
We just need a little more cover
@8RCVNJ23yrs3Y
I am satisfied with the current system except for private being too expensive
@8RCSZ6N3yrs3Y
I think there should definitely be more government funding specifically for those within a lower economic status, however, if people wish to choose private hospitals and healthcare services there should be a range of options available also.
@8R6B7N93yrs3Y
Less, Dentistry should be subsidised as a necessary part of the healthcare system
less and it should cost more
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