The Opposition Leader has announced that Australians diagnosed with cancer will ‘battle without going broke’ under a would-be Labor government's $2.3 billion Medicare cancer plan.
Bill Shorten delivered his budget reply on Thursday night, revealing Labor’s plan to invest $600 million towards eliminating all out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic imaging such as CT scans, PET scans, mammograms, X-rays and ultrasounds. The plan includes $433 million to cover specialist consultations for cancer patients.
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MathiasCormann A stronger economy,with a half a trillion dollar debt.?..HelloWorld.
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MathiasCormann Labour had a booming economy even after the GFC. During the past 4yrs good economic times but racked up $600billion Deficit even after cuts to funding. Look at the Records 🤣😂😅 factcheckdotorg FactCheck auspolling_ AustraliaVote
MathiasCormann Labour had a booming economy even after the GFC. Not is good times but racked up $600billion Deficit even after cuts to funding. Look at the Records 🤣😂😅 factcheckdotorg FactCheck auspolling_ AustraliaVote
MathiasCormann So based only on this people should vote for LNP. No mate LNP have lost the way on a whole raft of policies. LNP have form on only being a party for the top end of town.
MathiasCormann In the middle of the GFC.... You forget to mention that cormann 😂
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Under Labor you can battle cancer without going broke: Shorten | Sky News AustraliaOpposition leader Bill Shorten has announced that under Labor, Australians diagnosed with cancer will ‘battle without going broke’ with the $2.3 billion Medicare Cancer Plan.\n\nMr Shorten delivered his budget reply on Thursday night, revealing Labor’s plan to invest $600 million towards eliminating all out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic imaging like CT scans, PET scans, mammograms, X Rays and ultrasounds.\n\nThe plan includes $433 million to cover specialist consultations for cancer patients. \n\nThe Labor leader also announced the Affordable Medicine Guarantee, where every cancer drug recommended by independent experts will be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n KevinHillier i reckon that the libs/nat would love to get rid of medicare altogether..remember malcolm fraser did just that and we ALL had to join private health funds. it's not in their ideology to have a social system such as medicare and anything else that the govt has to fork out for. KevinHillier Definitely a tack ScoMo should take to an election. People will love it 😂😂😂 KevinHillier Seriously can u guys get any more lower!
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Medicare rebate set to rise under Labor: Catherine King | Sky News AustraliaFULL INTERVIEW: Labor Leader Bill Shorten has announced a $2.3 billion Medicare cancer plan during his budget reply speech on Thursday night, which he says is the ‘most significant investment in Medicare in a generation’.\n\nSpeaking with Sky News, Shadow Health Minister Catherine King says the rate that the Medicare rebate is currently set quite low, explaining that Labor will raise it to around $150 from about $60.\n\nMs King says Labor has had all its policies in the Medicare plan costed by the Parliamentary Budget Office.\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n CatherineKingMP As if greedy millionaire Doctors aren't paid enough already! CatherineKingMP Yeah, and they'd have to increase the Medicare levy to 2.5 %. CatherineKingMP Why are they doing this. Do the doctors need more summer houses or another new BMW. Probably to keep Phelps onside to boost her retirement fund
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Shorten to outbid govt's tax cuts in Budget reply | Sky News AustraliaOpposition leader Bill Shorten is expected to promise lower taxes than the Coalition for nearly three million workers when he delivers his Budget reply on Thursday evening.\n\nShould it come into power, Labor says 10 million Australians will receive equal or greater tax cuts, and nearly three million low paid workers will receive a substantially bigger relief. \n\nMr Shorten says his cuts are just one promise that proves Labor is the party 'for working mums and working families'. \n\nThe Labor leader is also expected to announce a $400 million boost to superannuation, and universal preschool for three and four-year-olds.\n\nThe speech is also expected to include a major health announcement ahead of what is set to be a Medicare-based election campaign. \n\n\nImage: News Corp Australia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n billshortenmp starting another carbon tax lie credlin ? billshortenmp Peta's 5000 viewers: omg the left omg no billshortenmp Just go away
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