A health check for private hospitals, page-11

''The healthcare system is failing Australians who need it when they are at their most vulnerable. The last thing you want to worry about when you're facing a potential life threatening illness is money.''

so, not 'the best country in the world' this week then eh?

whatever happened to the great 'user pays' idea of the conservatives???

now the 'users' are paying ----------- all of a sudden, the 'user pays' chooks come home and the conservatives ---------- think it's a bad idea

oh well - I suppose waking up 50 years too late is better than never waking up