• Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    19 days ago

    What we need to to dump the government extortion that is the Medicare Levy Surcharge and the Lifetime Health Cover loading scam.

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      19 days ago

      Yep, exactly this. Force everyone to use Medicare so there’s no political incentive to gut it instead of a two tiered system.

    • ddh@lemmy.sdf.org
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      19 days ago

      It seems they are designed to funnel you into the arms of corporations. I’ve read that enough youth are just taking the surcharge and loading on the chin that insurers have started to worry. I’ve considered it–the value for money of private insurance is not great.

      • sqgl@beehaw.org
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        19 days ago

        Perhaps instead of Medicare Levy they should call it Medicare Insurance.

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        18 days ago

        I’ve read that enough youth are just taking the surcharge and loading on the chin that insurers have started to worry.

        I’m not young, but I’m doing this.
        My tiny ideological stand.