How Labors Cut to the Aged Care Rebate Will Work and What the Response Has Been

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Australia NewsBefore those aged 65-69 currently receive a 28 percent rebate, while those aged 70 and over receive 32 percent.An elderly man in Brisbane, Australia on April 27, 2016. AAP Image/Glenn HuntMonica O’Shea4/23/2026|Updated: 4/23/20260:00The Health Minister Mark Butler’s pledge to cut the higher private health insurance rebate for older Australians over 65 in a bid to raise funds to drive its aged care initiative.The policy will cut the Howard-era government’s rebate by about four to eight percent.

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