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It could be a case of third time lucky when Labor tries to again means test the 30 per cent private health insurance rebate, the prime minister says.
Health Minister James Reilly will come under increasing pressure to introduce proposals for universal health insurance as more people are priced out of the private health insurance market, a leading patient advocate has warned.
Coalition considers backing Greens bid to split Labor's private health insurance legislation.
The government is expected to push ahead with its plan to means test the private health insurance rebate.
THE Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has revealed the disproportionate benefits better-off people get out of the health insurance rebate in a fresh bid to swing support for a means test.
The debate over Labor's controversial plan to mean test the private health insurance rebate is about to heat up again.
The surge away from private health insurance is set to increase again, after VHI announced plans to hike its prices by an average of 9% from next month.
The Gillard government is hoping Adam Bandt, Andrew Wilkie and Rob Oakeshott will back its controversial changes to private health insurance.
The federal government will press ahead with its plan to means test the private health insurance rebate.
Government proposals to cut the rebate on private health insurance levies won't be as damaging, says expert.
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