Labor softened $5000 veterans’ health cap. Now explain $748million saving

Dear Editor,

Labor has softened its $5000 veterans allied-health policy.

High-needs veterans are now exempt and clinically necessary treatment can continue above the threshold.

Good.

But the government originally booked a $748 million saving from the measure over three years.

If the policy now protects more veterans and allows more treatment to continue, where does that $748 million saving come from?

Matt Keogh was given the opportunity in Parliament to explain it.

He didn’t.

Either the saving has changed, or the government should show how the original figure still stands.

Veterans deserve the arithmetic.

I expand on this at markcroxford.net/read

Regards,

Mark Croxford
Founder Veterans Count,
20-year Navy veteran and former media, and
political adviser to a Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel

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Composite image using stills from the House of Representatives broadcast of Monday’s debate on the $5000 DVA allied-health measure. Provided.

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