Fed: Budget could reveal govt committment to medicare:PM
The federal government says its commitment to medicare could be demonstrated in nextmonth's budget.
But Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD has told Perth radio 6PR the government's commitmentwon't make bulk billing available to everyone.
Mr HOWARD says he's not saying what's in the budget.
But he says the government's been looking at a lot of things in the health area overthe past few weeks, and they're certainly committed to bulk billing.
The prime minister says the government wants to provide incentives and assistance todoctors to keep levels of bulk billing high.
He says the budget will be seen as reinforcing the universal elements of medicare,and also providing continuing support for the private options because Australia's systemhas those two elements in it.
AAP RTV lk/rt/rp
KEYWORD: BUDGET 03 MEDICARE (PERTH)
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