Labor promises to cap increases in private health insurance premiums

Labor is promising families they will save hundreds of dollars a year under its plan to stop price increases on private health insurance. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says a proposal to cap premiums shows Labor is the only party that has a "fair dinkum"* plan to deal with cost of living pressures.

The Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten during a visit to Vermont Private Hospital in Melbourne. (AAP Image/David Crosling) Source: AAP