Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

She is still a socialist at heart, and she wants to turn Medibank Private into Medibank Public. That is what she wants to do. It is now up to the Leader of the Opposition to say exactly where he stands on private health insurance. In particular, will he keep the rebate and will he give an undertaking not to means test it or otherwise limit it? If he will not do that, the Howard government is not only the best friend that Medicare has ever had but the only friend that private health insurance has ever had.

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