Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. The government has suggested there is a bigger role for private health insurance in general practice. Medibank Private are now doing deals with some GP clinics to ensure that GPs offer preferential treatment to their members over other patients. Does the government support these deals between Medibank Private and GPs which have the benefit of inflating the share price but will cause premiums to skyrocket and leave uninsured people struggling to get an appointment with their GP?