Palmer kills AMA co-payment proposal

Well that's it for that one. I dunno how much effort the Australian Medical Association put into their proposal but it's kaput now. Palmer has rejected it, and any notion of any sort of co-payment:

Labor and the Greens oppose a Medicare co-payment as a matter of principle, asserting that it would undermine the principle of universal access to healthcare regardless of wealth. The measure cannot pass without support of the Palmer United party (PUP) senators. 

“We’re against any co-payment,” Palmer told Guardian Australia on Thursday. 

Asked whether he had a favourable view of the AMA compromise, including exemptions for pensioners, the PUP leader repeated his general opposition: “We’re against any co-payment – can’t be more clear.” more