Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,335.30	-19.12	-0.12%
S&P 500	1,666.29	-1.18	-0.07%
Nasdaq	3,496.43	-2.53	-0.07%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,335.30

-19.12

-0.12%

S&P 500

1,666.29

-1.18

-0.07%

Nasdaq

3,496.43

-2.53

-0.07%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,811.49	-13.01	-0.46%
FTSE 100	6,768.00	+12.37	0.18%
DAX	8,437.17	-18.66	-0.22%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,811.49

-13.01

-0.46%

FTSE 100

6,768.00

+12.37

0.18%

DAX

8,437.17

-18.66

-0.22%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	15,381.00	+20.21	0.13%
Hang Seng	23,366.40	-126.66	-0.54%
S&P/ASX 200	5,180.06	-28.98	-0.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

15,381.00

+20.21

0.13%

Hang Seng

23,366.40

-126.66

-0.54%

S&P/ASX 200

5,180.06

-28.98

-0.56%

Australian Lower House Passes Health Insurance Reforms

By Jason Scott - 2012-02-15T01:15:34Z

(Corrects time period of Budget savings.)

Australia’s government today passed legislation that would introduce means-testing of rebates for private-health insurance through the lower house. The legislation, which will enforce means-testing of the 30 percent rebate for individuals earning more than A$83,000 a year, needs approval in the upper house Senate to become law. The reforms are expected to save the government A$2.4 billion over three years, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corp.

To contact the reporter on this story: Jason Scott in Canberra at jscott14@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Jason Scott at jscott14@bloomberg.net

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