THE HON CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT TURNBULL’S HOSPITAL MONEY NOTHING MORE THAN OWED BACKPAY Today’s confirmation of supplementary hospital funding is nothing more than the Turnbull Government finally coughing up backpay to the states and territories for services they have already delivered. This does absolutely nothing to

THE HON. BILL SHORTEN MP LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION SHADOW MINISTER FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS MEMBER FOR MARIBYRNONG THE HON CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT Every Australian will have the opportunity to have their say on tackling out-of-control private health insurance costs, with

LABOR WILL MAKE PRIVATE HEALTH MORE AFFORDABLE Labor is focused on making private health more affordable for the 13 million Australians who have it, while Turnbull is focused on making private health more profitable for big insurers. Labor is not considering any changes to the private health insurance rebate, other than what we have already

$1 BILLION EASTER PRIVATE HEALTH HIKE Private health insurers are treating Australians as fools – with today’s private health hike forcing people to find almost $1 billion more in the coming year for the same level of cover. That’s $1 billion less out of the pockets of families, straight towards the profits of big insurers.

E&OE TRANSCRIPT DOORSTOP INTERVIEW MELBOURNE SUNDAY, 1 APRIL 2018 SUBJECT/S: $1 billion increase to Australians’ private health insurance bill; PBS listings; PrEP and efforts to end HIV. CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE: Good morning everybody, and today’s private health insurance increase sees Australians paying $1 billion more for the same private health

TURNBULL’S PRIVATE HEALTH COVER-UP TO PROTECT BIG INSURERS Reports today that tens of thousands of Australians have private health policies that don’t currently comply with the law are extremely concerning – especially when Turnbull hasn’t even had the decency to own up and inform Australians about the bungle. This is another example of Turnbull putting

SKYROCKETING PROFITS, PREMIUMS AND COMPLAINTS – PRIVATE HEALTH UNDER TURNBULL Today’s release of the Australian Medical Association’s Private Health Report Card 2018 shows that consumers are paying the price of Turnbull’s failure to stand up to big private health insurers and make premiums more affordable. The Report makes clear that action is desperately needed to

TURNBULL’S HEALTH AFFORDABILITY CRISIS Australians are paying more than ever to access the health care they need under Malcolm Turnbull’s health affordability crisis. Reports today that patients are commonly charged in excess of the Medicare Benefits Schedule shows there must be greater transparency on how fees are set and what is being charged. As the