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Medicare and PBS may be administered by a private company.

Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull Source: AAP

The federal government is looking at handing over the administration of Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to a private company. Labor is strongly opposed to such a plan especially the likelihood of an overseas company winning the contract and thereby managing the private information of millions of Australians.


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The federal government is looking at handing over the administration of Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme to a private company. Labor is strongly opposed to such a plan especially the likelihood of an overseas company winning the contract and thereby managing the private information of millions of Australians.



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