better still, DON'T have private health insurance. DON'T support a corrupt system and claim a rebate from taxpayers poorer than you are to pay for it. Agitate for a fair dinkum universal health care system. we are a rich country FFS
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Please do get private health insurance IF you can afford it because going to a private hospital will not take the place of someone who can’t afford private, who needs a spot in public hospital (obv except in emergencies).
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If the billions paid out in rebates for PHI was put into Medicare/hospitals there would be no shortage of spots in public hospitals.
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That would be great but until that happens, it’s important that the rich rely on the private system, rather than the public system. Those that earn above a $140k/year don’t receive a rebate.
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I’m with Megan. Until we achieve some kind of health utopia, the well-off can keep out of public beds.
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PHI does not convert the costs. When surgery by your choice of surgeon costd $10,000 out of pocket, when you can jump the 1 year public waiting list for hernia surgery by paying $2,000 up front, it's proif that the system is broken.
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Also I’m not saying the system isn’t broken, but encouraging people not to take up PHI when they can afford it isn’t helping either.
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Those earning above the threshold are charged an extra 2%. It's their right to rely upon Medicare as their default health care if they choose. It costs a similar amount & provides more comprehensive cover, although with a longer wait.
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It's a con. My health says that it won't give access, and they won't. YOU will. It will become a condition of coverage. No access, no cover or at least increased premiums.
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Well then only need to say ‘fine ‘.... no coverage . They will soon change their mind! Don’t forget ... EVERYTHING is a partnership ! Blackmail me & you lose me ! They need YOU to survive! End of story ! People forget their power! My option only !
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Didn't Singapore just get their government health data system hacked? Or was that 'fake news'?
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I'd overlooked that.... Yes, it could be very significant, more so given dna profiling & genetic testing at birth etc - they'll even be able to decide on the basis of parents & grandparents. They'll definitely use it, no matter the attempts at legal constraints...
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shill for Socialized Health Services.. build on
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It's about time we followed the Scandinavian example and have only a government health scheme. Get rid of the private health funds
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Private health just wants this so it can cherry pick the best patients and increase premiums or exclude the others... against the first principles of risk pooling and insurance
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"We desperately need this data . . . . . . before the Turnbull government is voted out and Labor tell us to fuck off." Wasn't urgent last week, or last year, but now, suddenly, they just gotta have it? Bullshit.
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In the USA health insurers use medical records against US citizens
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Absolutely right! Government cannot even manage the census or to pick up the Centrelink telephone...
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Absolutely! This government demonstrating its complete embrace of the notion of no right to privacy
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