In 2015, the Turnbull government proposed allowing health insurers to cover GP visits and common tests including X-rays. The proposal would transform the Australian healthcare single-payer system into a higher cost US style system. Opponents argue that the system would encourage doctors to charge their patients higher rates. Proponents argue that this will reduce the government’s healthcare costs.
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@9HK9YD6 12mos12MO
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@9G25CW61yr1Y
NZs health service should be publicly funded to monitor and manage health up front versus dealing with health issues and being the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff which cost a whole lot more
They pretty much already do
Would be good, but too expensive
@9DY4KRC1yr1Y
All GP visits need to be cheaper!
Yes but the government should continue to subsidise them.
GPs should be free for everyone and funded by the government.
All healthcare should be universal and open to the public. Access to healthcare shouldn't be based on income and wealth.
@9FPG44R1yr1Y
No, have government subsidies so that GP visits are equally affordable to all.
@9FN44WG1yr1Y
No, GP visits like all health services should be free and accessible to the public
@9FDWTYB1yr1Y
No, as this will incentivise private doctors to suggest practices that will financially benefit them as opposed to being best for patient well being
No, GP visits should be free as part of a fully funded public health system
Who family can afford heath insurance?
Yes, but there should be more equality in costs of initial GP visits
@9F95WZG 1yr1Y
No, GP visits should be fully subsidised by the government.
Not relevant to New Zealand
Healthcare should be free for everyone
@9DZSWNN1yr1Y
Not everyone can afford health insurance. We need more investment in public health care.
@9DRZJF21yr1Y
If you are going in for a check-up, you have to pay for it
@9DN3XJL1yr1Y
Yes but with capped visit charges. There should not be the opportunity to make more money from a person privately funded to publicly funded. In order to maintain equity in access to healthcare
@9DD72991yr1Y
they already cover GP visits.
All health are should be free
@95DJ5HS2yrs2Y
Yes, they should be required to
@8SY2TDZ4yrs4Y
No health insurance it should all be covered by government
@8GP4XX94yrs4Y
no, gp visits are relatively cheap as it is, make people register with a gp as "walk ins" are expensive not registered patients
@8DYWTXX4yrs4Y
Gp visits should be free or subsidised by the government so this would not be needed
@8CZNLQX4yrs4Y
Yes but also ensure the GP visit costs are affordable for all
@8CCR7DK4yrs4Y
They already do in some medicinal insurers
@9CKSRS41yr1Y
There shouldn’t be any need for health insurance. New Zealand should have a high quality free public health service. No private health at all.
@9C9JLPR1yr1Y
Health insurance should not function in the way it does with private corporations.
All healthcare should be free for citizens
@99JG4M42yrs2Y
No, the government should pay for GP visits
@992KJGL2yrs2Y
I don’t understand the question. I’m sorry.
@98TLVTB2yrs2Y
Will encourage GP's to charge more for visits so no.
@98SMTRX2yrs2Y
GP visits should be free!
@97CSJS72yrs2Y
Yes, but regulate the costs of GP visits so that they are affordable for all
@martinnes2yrs2Y
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@8TCWY4Y3yrs3Y
Health care should be free
@8J97QQJ4yrs4Y
Yes , only if they have paid the full price
@8HTS9LG4yrs4Y
Why not, the policyholder is paying for the service.
Health insurance is a total rip off
@9C2KR3V2yrs2Y
@9B8F5SC2yrs2Y
No it should be covered by government
@9B56JVJ2yrs2Y
All healthcare determined to be reasonably necessary should be free for NZers.
@8H72XLV4yrs4Y
@8GL8P5P4yrs4Y
Yes as well as all dental care.
@8G5Y4JF4yrs4Y
Yes but with regulations to help it allow GPs to provide better services for lower socioeconomic demographic patients
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