Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Payments) Share this | Hansard source

I note the minister did not provide that guarantee that premiums will be cheaper. Private health insurance groups have admitted that the changes will shave just $34 from an expected $200-a-year premium hike next year. Does the minister agree the changes may reduce premium increases by as little as 65c per week for a family? Is this what the Prime Minister meant by making insurance affordable?