A sustainable health system for all Australians

The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP
Leader of the Opposition (to 1 December 2009)

Mr Rudd is desperately trying to divert attention from his spiralling debt and his outrageous broken promise to maintain the private health insurance 30 per cent rebate.

An addict to spin, Mr Rudd claims that the Coalition doesn’t support Medicare but the facts condemn his latest falsehood.

Over the term of the previous Coalition Government, Medicare funding increased by 48 per cent in real terms.

As well as supporting Medicare, the Coalition also lifted private health insurance levels from 34 per cent to 44 per cent.

11 million Australians choose to pay their own hard-earned money for private health insurance in order to have a choice in their health care.

It doesn’t have to be one at the expense of the other Mr Rudd.

Australians deserve a strong and well balanced health system that supports Medicare as a cornerstone but also encourages self-reliance.

With Labor’s debt growing at an alarmingly rate, it now falls to the Coalition to ensure we have a sustainable health system for the future.

The Prime Minister simply should tell us what he is going to do - withdraw $1.9 billion from private health or raise the excise on tobacco.

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