Australia Post CEO Ahmed Fahour is keen to play a role if Medicare is privatised by the Federal Government. Picture: Kris Reichl.
THE head of Australia Post claims he is unaware of any plans to privatise Medicare and other health payment services, but would be keen to play a role.
Ahmed Fahour told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that it was on the public record that Australia Post was interested in delivering payment services.
Rumours about the Federal Government privatising Medicare have been rampant.Source:The Daily Telegraph
Mr Fahour said the agency has formally expressed interest in delivering payment services more than a year ago, pushing its expansion agenda “very hard” as a matter of survival.
But he said there has been no recent discussions with government, despite a media report that the Federal Government was secretly considering privatising Medicare, pharmaceutical and aged-care benefits.
Australia Post already provides passport and driver's licence services. Picture: AAP/Joe Castro.Source:AAP
It was reported on Tuesday Treasurer Scott Morrison would make privatisation of some payment services a key feature of May’s Federal Budget.
The report by The West Australian said the contract, which would be put to market shortly after the budget was handed down, was worth more than $50 billion.
Mr Fahour said the agency was working on a plan to ensure the survival of local post offices beyond 2020 when the letter business was “gone”.
CEO Ahmed Fahour wants Australia Post to take over Medicare’s role if it is privatised. Picture: Britta Campion.Source:News Corp Australia
He said convincing the government to let post offices deliver more government services was a key component of this plan, just as they already provide passport and drivers licence services.
Diversifying the income stream of post offices and pushing major metropolitan post offices into e-commerce were the other focuses of the plan.
Mr Fahour said once complete, the plan would be submitted to government.
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