July 7, 2026
Aged pensioners should use Medicare, not private health insurance

Aged pensioners should use Medicare, not private health insurance

DEAR News Of The Area,

I WRITE in response to the Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan MP’s glossy newsletter regarding those poor aged residents who are sacrificing other essentials in order to be able to afford the private health cover they vitally need.

My suggestion is: use your Medicare card like the thousands of other aged pensioners do, and leave those expensive private health insurance companies who make profit from your health coverage.

Regards,

Beverley Sharpe,

Port Macquarie.

 

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