retirees/seniors may lose health care card

This will not be good news for many self funded retirees and other Seniors. All the more reason to make sure that Abbott fails to get a majority in the Senate I envisage that many HotCopper members are self funded retirees that probably hold a Commonwealth Health Care Card and its loss would have a huge impact eg full price for pharmaceuticals etc.

"Prime Minister Tony Abbott has re-affirmed the Coalition's commitment to increasing the income threshold for the seniors health card, but will not be drawn on other changes to the card's eligibility criteria that are reportedly before the federal government.
The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card provides discounts on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines, GP visits, other medical expenses and an $858 yearly payment. Single seniors currently need a taxable income of less than $50,000 to qualify for the card."

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-asked-to-outline-proposed-seniors-card-changes-20140309-34fi7.html#ixzz2vWHjROHX