The current situation is that 80 per cent of the gap payments are known at the time of surgery.
We as a profession got caught up in the crossfire - we put in a fairly strong set of concerns to the Assistant Treasurer and the tax commissioner.
If the integrity of the PBS is significantly weakened, and this is a chance for that to happen, then we would have significant worry that prices would go up.
There is a requirement for the state governments to pull their weight.
We urge the government to show leadership regarding junk food advertising in children's television time.
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