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.
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17% More |
69% Less |
17% More |
61% Less |
0% More, and privatize the entire healthcare industry |
5% Less, and provide more government funding |
0% More, and end government subsidies |
2% Less, and there should be no privatization of the healthcare industry |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@4YYWWRC4yrs4Y
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.
@4VX9G3D4yrs4Y
Less. Public health is all our problem. Privatisation = profit for a select few
@Glenmar4yrs4Y
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.
@B3RF2P51 day1D
In theory, there should be less privatisation of healthcare services as the government should aim to have the best facilities possible and spend the money necessary to achieve this goal, however, due to the healthcare system being so overworked and unrewarding it is not surprising that private healthcare remains popular.
@B2V2C391mo1MO
Neither, government should increase access to public healthcare. Private healthcare should not be a government concern.
@9L53BVX12mos12MO
Less, hospitals should be co-operatively owned by union member employees and democratically elected employers
@935CG4P 1yr1Y
Less, reduce privatisation of hospitals but increase privatisation of health care services like specialist
@9HCXTZW1yr1Y
Provide more government funding to the industry, while allowing certain healthcare services to keep their private status.
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