Silence surrounds taskforce proposals

It didn’t go unnoticed there was no mention in the budget speech of a user-pay funding model.

While the standout takeaway from the federal budget was the allocation of $1.4 billion to bolster the aged care sector’s technology systems and digital infrastructure, stakeholders seized on the tumbleweed rolling through the lower chamber when Treasurer Jim Chalmers failed to respond to the recommendations of the Aged Care Taskforce.

In particular, its call in March for older people who can afford it to contribute towards things like acco...

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