Medical savings, dental health rejected.

Australasian Business Intelligence,  June, 2007  

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Byline: John Breusch

Jun 03, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A proposal by the Young Liberals for a medical savings account was dashed at the Liberal Party's federal council on 3 June 2007. The proposal was for a savings fund to be established in which families and individuals could save money and draw on it to pay for medical bills. It was proposed as an alternative or supplement to private health insurance. The Queensland branch earlier proposed that Medicare cover dental costs up to $A1,500. The dental proposal was ...

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