Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is directed to Senator Ludwig, the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing. Given that half a million people will leave the private health and hospital system as a result of Labor’s ideologically driven changes to the Medicare levy surcharge policy, and that demand will increase in the public health and hospital system, what is the Department of Health and Ageing’s estimation of the added cost to public health?