Will Labor take an axe to private health insurance?

Leith van Onselen

Tuesday 3 April 2018

By Leith van Onselen

With the annual cost of the private health insurance rebate expected to soar to $6.8 billion by 2020-21:

Speculation is growing that a Labor Government might take an axe to the rebate:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.