Fed: Beazley wants consultation on Medibank sale

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2006
Fed: Beazley wants consultation on Medibank sale

MELBOURNE, April 4 AAP - Federal Opposition Leader Kim Beazley says the government
should not sell Medibank Private before it consults with the existing policy holders who
own the health insurer.

The certainty and security of government ownership was the reason many Australians,
including himself, had taken out policies with Medibank Private, he said today.

"The government should not do it," he said.

"Medibank Private belongs to those who are members of it.

"Quite frankly, if they are going to sell Medibank Private they ought to talk to the
people who are in effect the policy holders in it."

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