private health insurance started in australia in 1981.
private health insurance started in australia in 1981.
when did private health insurance start in australia?
1981
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there are a number of incentives for people to take up private health insurance. since 1999, the government has subsidised private health insurance premiums through the private health insurance rebate. previously the rebate was 30%, but is now income- and age-tested, ranging between 0% and 35.722%. the rebate cuts out when a member's "income for mls purposes" exceeds $140,000, and double for a family. critics argue that the rebate is an unfair subsidy to those who can afford health insurance, claiming the money would be better spent on public hospitals where it would benefit everyone. supporters argue that people must be encouraged into the private health care system, claiming the public system is not universally sustainable for the future. similarly, even after the introduction of the rebate, some private health insurance companies have raised their premiums most years, to an extent negating the benefit of the rebate.
medicare (australia)