As Victoria ramps up health spending, the NSW Health Minister has rejected the PM’s claim states would reduce their hospital funding if the Commonwealth increased its share. auspol AusVotes2022
“The state and federal governments need to sit down and have a grown-up discussion for a way to adequately fund health without the blame game,” Australian Medical Association Vice President Dr Chris Moy said.Morrison defended his refusal to increase hospital funding on Tuesday, telling 3AW radio: “What we are talking about is just the Commonwealth paying more and the state government paying less.
All states and territories have written to federal Health Minister Greg Hunt seeking a 50/50 split and for the cap to be abolished, a change that would cost the states a combined $5 billion and the Commonwealth an extra $20.5 billion. “By ruling out a new funding deal for our hospitals, the PM is saying that it is okay our hospitals are ramped with ambulances. He is saying it is okay that EDs are overflowing, that people are suffering in pain, or worse, dying,” Khorshid said.“There is no excuse here. States would not seek to reduce their contributions, as has been claimed today by the prime minister.”
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