卫生部长Mark Butler以选举和成本问题为由,拒绝保险公司提出的6%的保险费涨价要求。 Health Minister Mark Butler rejects insurers' 6% premium hike request, citing election and cost concerns.

卫生部长马克·巴特勒(Mark Butler)以即将到来的联邦选举和生活费问题为由,拒绝了私人健康保险公司提出的将保险费提高6%的要求。 Health Minister Mark Butler has declined private health insurers' request to raise premiums by up to 6%, citing the upcoming federal election and cost-of-living concerns. Butler可以批准每年为大约1 400万澳大利亚人增加保费,他要求保险公司重新提交提案。 Butler, who can approve annual premium increases for about 14 million Australians, asked insurers to resubmit their proposals. 去年,保险费平均上涨了3.03%,而承保人声称的费用上涨了8%-10%。 Last year, premiums increased by an average of 3.03%, while insurers claim their costs have risen by 8-10%.