| Publication: | The Australian |
|---|---|
| Date: | 14 September 2009 |
| Section: | Health |
Jamie Walker and Natasha Bita
Article excerpt:
NICOLA Roxon has reaffirmed the government's commitment to free healthcare, dismissing revelations that Queensland hospitals are paying the insurance excess of privately covered patients to lure them into the public system. The federal Health Minister, describing the enticements as a "bit of a storm in a teacup", said she understood the Queensland government had already rejected the practice. But she conceded it was understandable public hospitals were "looking for relief" from pressure on their budgets.
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