Health insurance policy
Senator Sean D. Barrett proposes a Green Paper to address disputes and structural questions surrounding health insurance and medical-card entitlements.
I note what is believed to be disputes among members of the Cabinet about health insurance. I suggest to the Leader that we have a Green Paper because there are issues about health insurance where a large number of people have medical cards, some have entitlements as taxpayers and others bought health insurance in what used to be a more competitive market than it is now. Perhaps there are issues that need to be thrashed out, other than one Minister criticising another. A Green Paper might be the appropriate vehicle to discuss the issue.