Aged Care Levy Possible, Says Minister

Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said two decades of inaction have left the federal government in a position where all options to fund higher standards of aged care are on the table, including a Medicare-style levy.
She believes the government has a “genuine duty to deliberate” a levy on taxpayers to help fund a better-aged care system.
“We need to have an honest, responsible, and mature discussion about what aged care is going to look like in this country,” Wells told ABC News on Sunday.
The minister said governments had failed to act on the future viability of the aged care sector for roughly 20 years…. Source

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