WHAT THE MAJOR PARTIES ARE OFFERING ON HEALTH POLICY
COALITION
* $2.9 billion boost to public hospitals over four years
* $21 million trial of Health Care Homes program to manage chronic diseases and complex conditions.
* Categorise private health insurance policies as gold, silver or bronze and set minimum standards.
* Develop specialised insurance product for people in rural and regional areas.
* Continue threshold freeze on private health insurance rebate.
* Extend freeze on Medicare rebate to doctors to 2020.
LABOR
* $4.9 billion boost to public hospitals over four years.
* $100 million trial of new primary care model, Your Family Doctor, where GPs co-ordinate all of a patient's health care.
* Establish Australian Healthcare Reform Commission to advise governments and develop funding agreements.
* Continue threshold freeze on private health insurance rebate.
* Remove private health insurance rebate from policies covering natural therapies.
* Lift freeze on Medicare rebates to doctors from January 1, 2017.
