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Federal Government Defends Medicare Outsourcing Plans

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The federal government has defended moves to outsource Medicare, pharmaceutical and aged-care benefits delivery to the private sector. Image: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull fields questions on Medicare during parliamentary Questions Time. (AAP)


It says the 50-billion-plus-dollar outsourcing would create savings by replacing back-office work done by bureaucrats.

 

 

At the same time, it would also expose the confidential health information of Australians to the private sector.

 

The opposition says it will fight any attempt to push ahead with the plan.

 

 


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