A government report has found Medicare is bleeding money; losing billions of taxpayer dollars through billing mistakes, overservicing and outright fraud.
Dozens of former politicians, staffers, old mates, failed candidates will likely lose their cushy taxpayer-funded jobs within months when the Administrative Appeals Tribunal is scrapped.
Major reforms will take years but the immense reward will be the continued existence of Medicare as an accessible and affordable source of health care for all Australians for years to come.