Hi Ladies,

Firstly, I just wanted to say what amazing women you all are. The way you have taken on this issue and invested so much time and energy into it is very admirable.

I also wanted to make the point that the repercussions of means testing the Safety Net will go much further and wider. We have private health insurance and are going through the private system to have our baby.

However, if we weren't eligible for the Safety Net I think we would've decided to go through the public system because the out of pocket expenses for OB's, scans, blood tests etc would've have gone from about $3,500 to $8,000 or more.

So while the gov't may think they can save a few bucks by means testing the Safety Net, chances are such a move will just put more stress on the public system and end up costing the tax payer more money as people who would've gone private will end up relying on the public system.