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Article: BRIEFING - ASIA HEALTH - AUG 13, 2008.
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- August 13, 2008
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An executive briefing on Health for Aug 13, 2008, prepared by Asia Pulse (http://www.asiapulse.com), the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.
AUST GOVT TO MULL INDUCEMENTS TO LURE PEOPLE TO PRIVATE HEALTH
CANBERRA - The Australian government will look at incentives to encourage people into private health insurance amid fears that changes to the Medicare levy surcharge threshold will prompt a member exodus.
The government wants to lift the income threshold for individuals from A$50,000 (US$43,735) to A$100,000 and for couples from A$100,000 to A$150,000.
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