What should happen to the private health insurance rebate this election? A $7 billion question
- Written by: Henry Cutler, Director, Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
Kyle Green/AAP, CC BYThe private health insurance rebate costs Australian taxpayers nearly A$7 billion per year, and has cost over $100 billion since its introduction.
Yet the rebate’s return on investment has never been estimated.
In the middle of an election campaign and with a record budget deficit, it’s worth reflecting on why the...
