Mark Butler will bring back private health cover for alternative medicine ‘as soon as possible’

The Minister for Health and Aged Care said the government made the decision before announcing the election.
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler.

The Federal Government has agreed to lift the ban on private health insurers funding naturopathy, yoga, Western herbal medicine and tai chi, says the Minister for Health and Aged Care.

It follows a review of alternative medicine evidence led by former RACGP president Professor Michael Kidd.