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  • Oct, 2015

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    Private health insurance rebate

    Q: Do you think the Government’s private health insurance rebate should be means tested or should all people who pay private health insurance receive a rebate? 

      Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote Other
    Private health insurance rebate should be means tested 42% 53% 37% 48% 37%
    Everyone who pays private health insurance should receive a rebate 44% 39% 53% 32% 49%
    Don’t know 14% 9% 9% 20% 14%

    42% think the private health insurance rebate should be means tested and 44% think everyone should receive a rebate.

    Those more likely to think it should be means tested were aged 55+ (50%) and those earning less than $1,600 pw (49%).

    Those more likely to think everyone should receive a rebate were aged under 35 (49%) and those earning more that $1,600+ pw (54%).

  • Feb, 2012

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    Private Health Insurance Rebate

    Q. The Government proposes to means test the private health insurance rebate, with reductions beginning for a single person earning more than $80,000 or families on $160,000. Singles earning more than $124,000 and families on more than $248,000 will not receive any of the rebate. Do you support or oppose means testing the heath insurance rebate for people on higher incomes?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Income less than $31,200 Income $31,200-$51,999 Income $52,000-$83,199 Income $83,200+
    Total support 53% 76% 38% 65% 67% 63% 59% 45%
    Total oppose 33% 13% 51% 19% 17% 23% 28% 46%
    Strongly support 22% 46% 8% 22% 33% 23% 23% 21%
    Support 31% 30% 30% 43% 34% 40% 36% 24%
    Oppose 15% 9% 21% 13% 10% 12% 14% 19%
    Strongly oppose 18% 4% 30% 6% 7% 11% 14% 27%
    Don’t know 14% 11% 11% 15% 15% 15% 12% 10%

    The majority of respondents support the means test on the private health insurance rebate for people on higher incomes (53%), with 33% opposed to the reform.

    Those on low incomes of less than $31,200 per annum are the most likely to be in favour of the reform, with 67% supporting the means test.  Conversely, those on higher incomes (earning $83,200+ per annum) are the most likely to oppose the means test, with 46% against it and 45% in favour of it.

    Looking at the results by voting intention, those most likely to be against the reform are Coalition voters with the majority opposing the means test (51%), whilst Labor voters are the most likely to be in favour of it (76%).  Greens voters trail 11 points behind Labor in favour of the reform at 65%.

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  • Mar, 2010

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    Means testing the private health insurance rebate

    Q. The Government proposes to phase out the 30 per cent rebate on private health insurance for singles on incomes over $75,000 and couples on $150,000-plus. Do you support or oppose means testing the heath insurance rebate for people on higher incomes?

      Total

    %

    Voter ID Weekly income
    Labor Coalition Green < $600

    per week

    $600 – $1000 per week $1000 – $1600 per week $1600 +

    per week

    Total support 51% 66% 39% 57% 63% 60% 53% 41%
    Total oppose 34% 20% 50% 32% 24% 25% 28% 50%
    Strongly support 23% 33% 14% 28% 36% 25% 24% 14%
    Support 28% 33% 25% 29% 27% 35% 29% 27%
    Oppose 17% 11% 23% 20% 16% 13% 15% 19%
    Strongly oppose 17% 9% 27% 12% 8% 12% 13% 31%
    Don’t know 15% 13% 11% 11% 14% 15% 19% 10%

     When it comes to the Government’s proposed plan to phase out the 30 per cent rebate on private health insurance for singles on incomes over $75 000 and couples on $150,000 plus, just over half (51%) support means testing the health insurance rebate for people on higher incomes. 34% oppose means testing for people on higher incomes and 15% don’t know.

     Labor voters were more likely to support means testing the health insurance rebate for people on higher incomes (66%), while Coalition voters were more likely to oppose it (50%).

     Support for a means test decreased as weekly income increased – people earning less than $600 per week were more likely to support means testing the health insurance rebate for people on higher incomes (63%), while those earning $1600 per were more likely to oppose (50%). 

     People not working were more likely to support the means test (57%), while those in full-time work were more likely to oppose (37%).  Comments »

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