Ostensibly to gauge the efficacy of private health cover,some panic the survey is laying the ground for changes that could threaten healthcare universalityThe federal health minister, Sussan Ley, or on Sunday announced that the government was undertaking a survey to gauge how the private health insurance system was serving the public.
But the questions in the survey have led medical groups and some public health experts to warn that the government is laying the groundwork for changes in the sector that could jeopardise the universality of the Australian health system.
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Source: theguardian.com