Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Administration) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, if leave had been granted, the minister would have been able to verify that indeed the rebate for cataract surgery through the DVA schedule has increased by 2.3 per cent to $1,291. On that basis I ask whether the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs agrees with the Senate that there is no justification for cutting patient rebates for cataract surgery.