Transcript – ABC Drive – 13 October 2017 – Private health insurance

E&OE TRANSCRIPT RADIO INTERVIEW ABC DRIVE MELBOURNE FRIDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2017 SUBJECT/S: Turnbull’s private health insurance fail. RAFAEL EPSTEIN: You’ve got to give them points for trying don’t you – the exchange of some natural therapies for things like mental health services – worth a try isn’t it? CATHERINE KING, SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND
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FAMILIES STILL PAYING $900 A YEAR MORE AFTER PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE ANNOUNCEMENT

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TURNBULL BREAKS ELECTION COMMITMENT TO ACT ON JUNK PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES

Australians will continue to be caught out by private health insurance policies which don’t cover basic procedures, with reports the Turnbull Government will break an election commitment to act on junk policies. The Government went to the election with a clear commitment to “weed out junk policies” and protect consumers from worthless policies: “Because, what we don’t
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A WIN FOR DYING AUSTRALIANS

Dying Australians will have easier access to much-needed pain relief to ease their suffering after the Senate voted to give people with a terminal illness better access to medicinal cannabis. This is a win for dying Australians, who have been facing extensive barriers to access medicinal cannabis under the Turnbull Government. As a result of
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QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER MERSEY DEAL

Shadow Minister for Health and Medicare Catherine King and Federal Member for Braddon Justine Keay have welcomed news of a deal for the Mersey Community Hospital, but said the devil will be in the detail. “Today’s news provides some certainty for the community, but both the State and Federal Government should have been upfront about
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