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In response to "he's a damn dirty australian is what he is! stealing our health benefits! -- nm" by mafic

Yep. In Australia there's a Medicare system, but if you earn over a certain amount ($40,000 or so) you have to purchase private health insurance.

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Jul 16 '09, 07:50

The private health insurance is tax subsidised, but you get to choose the provider. Employers don't provide any health benefits.

And you can also choose not to be insured, but that means you "choose" to pay a higher levy on Medicare

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You are only "required" (ie, taxed extra if you don't get it) to get private hospital cover. Non-hospital cover is entirely optional. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 16, 07:54
the private health insurance is cheap as chips too. even for the good stuff. -- nm - mafic Jul 16, 07:52 8
- Are you pissed as a parrot? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 16, 07:56 3
  - he's allergic to alliteration. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 07:57 2
    - why do people never talk about consonance? -- nm - zork Jul 16, 08:19 1
      - They are inconsonant. -- nm - (500) Days of Dano Jul 16, 08:20
- "cheap as chips" - it's really rubbing off on you -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 07:55 2
  - heh. I know. - mafic Jul 16, 08:02
  - and yeah - because the private health insurers have basically been given an oligopoly, government regulation becomes more stringent -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 07:56
- I'll take dill pickle. -- nm - Reagen Jul 16, 07:54

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Yep. In Australia there's a Medicare system, but if you earn over a certain amount ($40,000 or so) you have to purchase private health insurance.

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