Boomers have had a pretty good run, and those with the means should pay more for their aged care, the government argues.
Aged Care Minister Anika Wells says Baby Boomers have had a pretty good run throughout their lives, and those with the means to do so need to pay more for their aged care.of aged care to ensure its sustainability, Ms Wells will tell the National Press Club on Wednesday: “We must act now. The Baby Boomers are coming.”Alex Ellinghausen
“We have already heard the next generation of people entering aged care are going to want a different model and standard of care than those before them.” The other commissioner, Lynelle Briggs, argued for a Medicare levy increase but said it should not be hypothecated towards aged care. She said when people entered the aged care system they should not be required to help pay for care, saying “such payments amount to a tax on frailty”.
It will have the taskforce review such measures as the $186,000 means test threshold on the family home, which has been frozen at that level since 2014, and the system of refundable accommodation deposits.
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