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Don't be fooled, the Medicare Guarantee Fund provides no real guarantee

  • Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
imageThe Medicare Guarantee Fund appears to be no more than an accounting trick.from shutterstock.com

Treasurer Scott Morrison pulled a health-related rabbit out of his hat on budget night, announcing the government will “guarantee” the future of Medicare.

It will do this by allocating any extra revenue from the recently increased (from 2%...

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