Australians already paying out of their own pockets on health expenses

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Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says we have to be a nation of “lifters not leaners” and we should all chip-in for the services the government provides. Which is part of the explanation behind the government’s proposed $7 co-payment for GP visits. Right now a Senate inquiry is investigating how well people are able to make that payment given all of the other health costs they incur.

 

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Friday, May 23 2014
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Featured in storyDirector of Research at the Australia Institute David BakerPresident of the Australian Medical Association Steve HambletonVice President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Frank Jones
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