The Federal Government was told its $7 Medicare co-payment would disproportionately hit the old and chronically ill, previously secret documents reveal.
The documents, obtained by The West Australian under Freedom of Information laws, show many of the nation's poorest will have to carry more of the cost of the $3.5 billion plan, even with a cap on payments
To view article please follow this link: Medicare stitch-up for poor and aged - Shane Wright and Andrew Tillett The West Australian