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Private Health Insurance coverage

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Status: Answered, finished
Asked by: Senator Fatima Payman
Portfolio: Health, Disability and Ageing
Agency: Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates
Question No: DHDA SQ26-002732
Asked: 8 June 2026
Answer due: 23 July 2026

Question

On private health insurance: 1. What proportion of people estimated to drop their cover as a result of the Private Health Insurance rebate change are full age pensioners and what proportion are part age pensioners 2. What is the average expected increase in out-of-pocket premium for people with Gold coverage? 3. What number of people are modelled to decrease their coverage from Gold to Silver coverage as a result of the rebate change?

Answer

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