In 2015, the Turnbull government proposed allowing health insurers to cover GP visits and common tests including X-rays. The proposal would transform the Australian healthcare single-payer system into a higher cost US style system. Opponents argue that the system would encourage doctors to charge their patients higher rates. Proponents argue that this will reduce the government’s healthcare costs.
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Response rates from 26.2k Australia voters.
78% Yes |
22% No |
78% Yes |
22% No |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B3RGH7M22hrs22H
PHI should no longer be subsidised by the federal government and those funds should be allocated to public health.
@9ZQSH894mos4MO
GP visits should be funded by Medicare with no gap OR if the Dr wants to charge more Medicare funding decreases by 50c per $1 of gap copayment
@9ZM933G4mos4MO
GP visits should be free. Health should be free. It should be covered via GST taxes for all citizens to have the right to attend a GP for free for assessments. Its almost like you want your people to be sick the way you have destroyed healthcare over the past 10 years
@9ZR2LN54mos4MO
The government should forcefully organise insurance companies into a government department that deals with stuff like this
@9PSLVTY9mos9MO
Yes, as long as there is fairness and accountability in the rates that doctors charge their patients.
@9PDPBQY9mos9MO
Yes, but with oversight on how much doctors can charge their patients, so that it makes it fairer for the patients.
@9D4CCGP2yrs2Y
Sure - as long as they provide same or greater benefits to people as does Medicare.
@9ZZ7YJ33mos3MO
Private health insurance should be banned. Healthcare should not be prioritised just because you have the ability to buy better treatment.
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