A new medical system is being considered, its even been given a name."Commonwealth Hospital Benefit"

Our secretive government is still planning cuts to the health system.

A high powered departmental group is giving consideration to a new “Commonwealth Hospital Benefit” payment system. It would abolish the private health insurance rebate.

The Health Minister and the PM categorically rejected the idea. It will never become their government’s policy.

If so why was it still being discussed by senior bureaucrats?

Secretary of the Department of Health, Martin Bowls told senate estimates, he would not walk away from his bureaucrats working for the future of Medicare.

Lying to the people is one sure way of loosing the next election, you'd think they'd have learnt after the Abbott debacle.