澳大利亚工党针对65岁以上人群的私人健康保险补贴削减议案在议会被绿党阻止1。该议案原计划于2027年4月生效，将为联邦预算节省30亿澳元1。绿党领导人大卫·肖布里奇表示，除非政府对养老金领取者进行豁免，否则绿党将不支持该提案，他指出"如果你想重新提交这项议案……豁免120万养老金领取者……我们会立即通过"1。
根据政府预估，到2028至29年间，近80000名老年澳大利亚人可能会放弃私人健康保险1。受影响的养老金领取者总数约为120万至150万人1。卫生部长马克·巴特勒宣布政府计划于周四重新提交该议案1。此前，政府曾因推行退伍军人联盟健康支付上限计划——该计划将在三年内节省7.48亿澳元——而被迫撤回相关提案1。
Australia's Labor government faced parliamentary obstruction of its proposal to cut private health insurance rebates for people aged 65 and over, as the Greens refused support unless pensioners were exempted from the measure.1 The proposed changes, set to take effect in April 2027, would have saved the federal budget AUD 3 billion.1 Health Minister Mark Butler indicated the government planned to resubmit the bill on Thursday.1
The Greens conditioned their backing on protecting approximately 1.2 to 1.5 million pensioners affected by the cuts.1 Greens leader David Shorten stated: "If you want to resubmit this bill... exempting 1.2 million pensioners... we will pass it immediately."1 Without the exemption, the policy was projected to prompt nearly 80,000 older Australians to abandon private health insurance by 2028-29.1
This setback follows the government's earlier retreat from a plan to impose a payment cap on veteran health benefits, which would have saved AUD 748 million over three years.1
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