近8万澳大利亚老年人预计将在2028-29财年终止私人健康保险，这是由于阿尔巴尼斯政府的提案所致。工党削减65岁以上人群私人健康保险回扣的尝试在议会中被阻挠，绿党坚持表示，除非养老金受益人能获得新规的特殊条款，否则他们将撤回支持。
Almost 80,000 older Australians expected to end private health cover by 2028-29 as a result of Albanese government’s proposal Labor’s bid to cut the private health insurance rebate for over-65s has been blocked in parliament, with the Greens insisting they will withhold support unless pensioners receive a carve-out from the new rules.
该提案计划自2027年4月起生效，预计将为联邦预算节省30亿澳元。
The proposed changes, which would take effect from April 2027, would save the federal budget $3bn.