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Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... the price rises for both medical and hospital services and pharmaceutical products reflect the annual cycles for the Medicare Benefits Scheme and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The safety net threshold amount for both schemes were reset on 1 January ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... Consider reintroducing maximum withdrawal factors for income streams. Lump sums above $195,000 to be taxed at 15% plus the Medicare levy. Maintain means test exemption on home equity releases. Establish specific target in relation to fiscal sustainability ...

Retirees still cautious about another GFC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... future," O'Neill said. "While many people believe they will be alright financially, one in five also expects to rely on Medicare and the government to provide for their health and aged care needs." What is worrying is that about 39% of retirees said ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... is well known that tax rates are not efficient nor internationally competitive at the current level of 47% (including Medicare levy) or 49% if we also include the Temporary Budget Repair Levy," the submission states. "If the top marginal rate is reduced ...

Maritime Super appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... Division of the Order of Australia and has held senior government and executive positions, including chief executive of Medicare Australia. "Her professionalism and experience is second to none with a highly respected and recognised career in policy ...

Super performs well in board gender diversity index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... revealed gender balance on governing bodies of universities, National Sporting Organisations, affordable housing companies, Medicare Locals, State Health Services (NSW, Vic and Qld) and State Owned Corporations in NSW, Victoria and South Australia is ...

Assistant Treasurer backs PM under fire

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... fair go and only half way through his first term to remove him, that won't be a fair go," he said. On issues such as Medicare and the Higher Education bill Frydenberg said: "We held on to some of these unpopular policies a bit too long. Some of the measures ...

Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... proposition at Macquarie Life, said, "we should be looking at the treatment end as well and that means the interaction with Medicare and health care." "We as an insurance industry need to work in a much closer alignment with health care providers, and ...

Labor to oppose rise in pension age

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014
... retirement savings of over two million women who earn less than that in a whole year?" He also said Labor would oppose the $7 Medicare co-payment, saying government is either for Medicare or against it. "Labor will never, never give up on Medicare. We ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten