http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/07/time-to-reassess-the-health-care-rebate/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/07/time-to-reassess-the-health-care-rebate/#comment-7007 Richard Holmes Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7007 I'm a bit perplexed by the comment that I can get a 1% rebate on the 70% private insurance premium I pay on top of the rebate of 30%. That means I can claim it in the out of pocket medical expenses . Have I been dudding myself or not read it correctly ? I’m a bit perplexed by the comment that I can get a 1% rebate on the 70% private insurance premium I pay on top of the rebate of 30%. That means I can claim it in the out of pocket medical expenses . Have I been dudding myself or not read it correctly ?

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/07/time-to-reassess-the-health-care-rebate/#comment-7008 greg Angelo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7008 Spend more money at a restaurant get more food. It is the same with health care. I pay taxes and contribute to Medicare. In addition I pay 70% of the cost of private insurance. Pay more get more. However I feel sorry for those who cannot pay. Spend more money at a restaurant get more food. It is the same with health care. I pay taxes and contribute to Medicare. In addition I pay 70% of the cost of private insurance. Pay more get more. However I feel sorry for those who cannot pay.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/07/time-to-reassess-the-health-care-rebate/#comment-7009 Andrew Sinstead-Reid Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7009 Greg, Ian's point is that when the subsidised insured pay more, only they get more; it's a zero sum game (because gov't money spent on the subsidy isn't being spent on more health care per se). Greg, Ian’s point is that when the subsidised insured pay more, only they get more; it’s a zero sum game (because gov’t money spent on the subsidy isn’t being spent on more health care per se).

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/07/time-to-reassess-the-health-care-rebate/#comment-7010 Kevin Cox Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7010 Give me the alternative of taking my "share" each year and letting me keep it for a rainy day. That is, let me optout of commercial health insurance and be my own insurer. Why do I have to go through a health insurance company? Give me the alternative of taking my “share” each year and letting me keep it for a rainy day. That is, let me optout of commercial health insurance and be my own insurer. Why do I have to go through a health insurance company?

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/07/time-to-reassess-the-health-care-rebate/#comment-7011 Greg Angelo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7011 Ian needs a lesson in arithmetic. After the tax rebate, 70% of the premium is paid by the insured, (out of after tax $) increasing the pool of funds available for medical treatment. A corollary to this is that you get treated faster. Pay more, get more. Ian needs a lesson in arithmetic. After the tax rebate, 70% of the premium is paid by the insured, (out of after tax $) increasing the pool of funds available for medical treatment. A corollary to this is that you get treated faster. Pay more, get more.

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