Means-testing just one way to roll back an inefficient health subsidy

Resident CPD health policy expert, Jennifer Doggett, takes a close look at what the government proposes to include in a bill to be introduced to parliament soon. While labor may now be calling for means testing the private health insurance rebate, Jennifer suggests there are better ways to allocate health funding that deliver health care to people when they need it most.

Almost all health economists and policy experts agree that the private health insurance rebate is a poorly designed and...