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    The Australian‏Verified account @australian Feb 3

    Health insurers slam Labor's plan to cap premiums as an affront to free market policy #auspol http://bit.ly/2EczijP pic.twitter.com/WMkG4leinW

    4:34 PM - 3 Feb 2018
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      1. Ian Parry-Okeden‏ @IanParryO Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Of course they do. I’ll bet they don’t say that about billions they get in government subsidies to keep them viable. Most Australian private health insurance is an outrageous profiteering scam. It’s full of exclusions & has little value. Replace it with national scheme.

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      1. #BiggyBot‏ @Biggy1883 Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Labor should cut all subsidies to " private heath & private schools " tax money is " public money" not " private "

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      2. LaborFAILED (delcon)‏ @LaborFAIL Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Its called Socialism....& the alternative from incompetent & clueless Deceivers.

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      1. BrauN‏ @tibs346 Feb 4
        Replying to @australian

        ALP has never been good at maths, - they always finish in a deficit? Only thing Commies and Socialists are good at is subverting nations and their people.pic.twitter.com/0610faqiUs

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      1. queens lander‏ @DeanCowan4 Feb 4
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        Yet they pressured the government to raise the Medicare levee and make billions of dollars a year in profit

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      1. eigenscape 🌊‏ @eigenscape Feb 3
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        The healthcare market is not a free market and can never be due to information asymmetry and adverse selection. The government already has the power the reject health insurance premium rises. #auspol

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      1. Peter Bindley‏ @peter_bindley Feb 3
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        They overcharge now, it would help.

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      1. TS‏ @RTE49 Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Wherever there are premium increases insurers should be made to provide annual profit information and how much tax they paid.

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      1. washing down my ssri tablet with warm beer‏ @maxemployment91 Feb 3
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        Abolish every single one of these parasitic health funds

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      1. Ron Goodman‏ @RonGood10069822 Feb 3
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        If insurers have so much respect for the free market, why the hell are they taking billions in government subsidies?

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      1. Annette‏ @AnnetteRosieP Feb 3
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        About time politicans started to question the so called 'free market' It's not 'free' it's at the expense of the bottom 80-90% of the population

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      1. Sok San Veng‏ @mick_k31 Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Gov can't raise wage so only way to save livelihood is to cap useless expense. What's wrong with that? Ain't you happy for the people? Do you get free insurance writing this?

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      1. Max Thumpa‏ @thumpa_4x4 Feb 3
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        Oh, why are people leaving private health cover in droves? It’s a rip off!

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      1. Maria Forest Range‏ @MariaForestRang Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Capping health insurance rate at 2% for two year's. What happens on the third year 8%/10%/12%/15%/20% to make up for the previous two years. Lots of smoke 🚬 and ⬛ mirrors

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      1. Leonora Norman‏ @leenorman54 Feb 3
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        Free market policy is just a smart arse way of saying Ripping Off the Public

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      1. GW47‏ @gw47_a Feb 3
        Replying to @australian

        Labors policy guaranteed to put more pressure on Medicare. Expect Medicare levy for everyone to increase as a result which will cancel out any savings for a few. #auspol #magicpudding policy

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