Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Private health insurance changes ‘recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars’, says Wells The health minister, Mark Butler, yesterday promised to reintroduce a bill to reduce private health insurance rebates for over-65s, after it was thrown out of the Senate by the crossbench and Coalition.

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It’s really important we reintroduce it, because we need to raise the level of support and resourcing for aged care. I was the aged care minister before being the communications minister, we need to work urgently. There’s not enough beds being built for older Australians who need that support.

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