I read with interest a story in the Daily Telegraph about government subsidies being reduced for call outs and transports from Ambulance services (‘Cheaper to catch a taxi to hospital’ – 7/7/09).
A supposed “price hike” even though patients will only pay just above 50% of the fees, up approximately $200 for transport. Most of our patients are the elderly who have pension cards that cover the costs anyway.
The state Liberal Party are getting caught in the trap of objecting for the sake of it, even though it would match their ideology of small government.
We should be grateful that the ambulance service has been that affordable. Perhaps a price hike, as the media calls it, would make people think twice before calling an ambulance for trivial reasons.
The public expect so much from the government and they take as much as they can. The ambulance service is being taken for granted like every other health service. Perhaps a bill sent in the mail will open people’s eyes to the “real” costs of good health and find out that it doesn’t come freely.
A supposed “price hike” even though patients will only pay just above 50% of the fees, up approximately $200 for transport. Most of our patients are the elderly who have pension cards that cover the costs anyway.
The state Liberal Party are getting caught in the trap of objecting for the sake of it, even though it would match their ideology of small government.
We should be grateful that the ambulance service has been that affordable. Perhaps a price hike, as the media calls it, would make people think twice before calling an ambulance for trivial reasons.
The public expect so much from the government and they take as much as they can. The ambulance service is being taken for granted like every other health service. Perhaps a bill sent in the mail will open people’s eyes to the “real” costs of good health and find out that it doesn’t come freely.
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