Pensioners to shoulder huge portion of private health insurance 'cash grab' | ABC NEWS

Parliamentary analysis shows pensioners will lose out on about $1.6 billion when new private health insurance rebate changes come into effect.

The federal government has been under increasing pressure over the proposal from advocates, the states and territories and political opponents.

The government has been urged to carve out pensioners from the changes, but is determined to push ahead with them

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