This proposal consists of two components.

Component 1 – Re-instate indexation

This proposal consists of two components.

Component 1 – Re-instate indexation

The proposal would provide one‐off payments to the states and territories (the states) to help
eliminate public hospital surgery waiting lists for particular categories of clinical urgency. These
payments would be spread over two years from 1 July 2019, with 80 per cent paid in the first year.

The payment would be based on the number of patients on elective surgery waiting lists who have
been waiting longer than clinically indicated for their category as at 30 June 2019. All patients in
clinical urgency categories 1, 2 and 3 would be eligible.

The proposal would provide one‐off payments to the states and territories (the states) to help
eliminate public hospital surgery waiting lists for particular categories of clinical urgency. These
payments would be spread over two years from 1 July 2019, with 80 per cent paid in the first year.

The payment would be based on the number of patients on elective surgery waiting lists who have
been waiting longer than clinically indicated for their category as at 30 June 2019. All patients in
clinical urgency categories 1, 2 and 3 would be eligible.

This proposal would phase out the Private Health Insurance Rebate over three years from 1 July 2019.

The phase-out would occur as follows:

Component 1 – Progressively increase the number of places under the Home Care Packages Program over time, as follows:

Component 1 – Progressively increase the number of places under the Home Care Packages Program over time, as follows:

This proposal would invest $1.6 billion in a new fund managed by the Future Fund Board of Guardians mandating a target rate of return equivalent to the consumer price index (CPI) plus 2.0 to 3.0 per cent per year, net of investment fees. The principal and net earnings would be drawn down to fund future National Disability Insurance Scheme expenses in the event that these exceeded the level budgeted for. Unspent earnings would be reinvested into the fund.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

The proposal would remove the private health insurance (PHI) rebate from policies that cover public hospital treatment only.

The proposal would have effect from 1 July 2019.

The proposal would grant full Medicare eligibility to 20 MRI units.  Granting full Medicare eligibility means patients can receive a rebate for any MRI item on the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).  Ten units would come into effect from 1 July 2019 and 10 units from 1 July 2020.  Up to four of these units would currently be ‘partially eligible’ for MBS rebates (meaning a patient can receive a rebate for only some specific MRI items on the MBS) and be upgraded to full Medicare eligibility.  At least half of the 20 units would be located within public h