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Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Call to claw back Medicare from gouging specialists

Australians are being forced to skip or delay specialist care as fees rise far faster than inflation and cost growth, the Grattan Institute has found.

'Race to the bottom' on migration hurts rural Australia

'Race to the bottom' on migration hurts rural Australia

'Race to the bottom' on migration hurts rural Australia

'Race to the bottom' on migration hurts rural Australia

Migrants are wrongly blamed for fraying social cohesion in the bush, with cost-of-living, isolation and populist politics stoking anti-government views.

Pharmacy trial to roll on despite concerns from doctors

Pharmacy trial to roll on despite concerns from doctors

Pharmacy trial to roll on despite concerns from doctors

Pharmacy trial to roll on despite concerns from doctors

Plans to allow specially trained pharmacists to treat a new raft of conditions will go ahead despite mounting pressure from medical professionals.

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Labor tries to numb poll pain with dental sweetener

Labor tries to numb poll pain with dental sweetener

Free dental care and workplace safety have taken centre stage ahead of a state poll as leaders trade insults over potential debates.

Incentives drive sharp rise in GP bulk-billing rates

Incentives drive sharp rise in GP bulk-billing rates

Half of all GP clinics are now exclusively bulk billing patients, after hundreds signed on to a federal incentive program.

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

Aged care system mired in backlogs and shortages

The aged care system still lacks the funding and workforce it needs to deliver the rights-based care promised to older Australians in laws passed a year ago.

Watchdog urges human touch to veto aged care decisions

Watchdog urges human touch to veto aged care decisions

A controversial algorithm assigning levels of care for older Australians at home should be able to be overridden by officials, an ombudsman is urging.

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Fast treatment for urinary infections and birth control

Fast treatment for urinary infections and birth control

Fast treatment for urinary infections and birth control

Fast treatment for urinary infections and birth control

Access to subsidised treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections and hormonal contraceptives will be expanded.

Mums seek help seven times before psychosis diagnosis

Mums seek help seven times before psychosis diagnosis

Mums seek help seven times before psychosis diagnosis

Mums seek help seven times before psychosis diagnosis

An Australian-first study has found mothers with postnatal psychosis contacted health services an average of seven times before getting the care they needed.

Liberals match free abortion care state election pledge

Liberals match free abortion care state election pledge

Liberals match free abortion care state election pledge

Liberals match free abortion care state election pledge

Free abortion care in Victoria has bipartisan support after the opposition matched Labor’s election pledge just hours after it was announced.

'More work to do': ageing population puts clamp on EDs

'More work to do': ageing population puts clamp on EDs

'More work to do': ageing population puts clamp on EDs

'More work to do': ageing population puts clamp on EDs

More older Australians are arriving in emergency rooms, placing strain on hospitals and increasing the caseload beyond "bread and butter" work.

Questions cloud coalition plan for migrant care staff

Questions cloud coalition plan for migrant care staff

Questions cloud coalition plan for migrant care staff

Questions cloud coalition plan for migrant care staff

The coalition maintains aged care workers will not be impacted by plans to slash migration, despite the sector's high reliance on temporary visa holders.

'Makes my brain explode': families fear NDIS changes

'Makes my brain explode': families fear NDIS changes

'Makes my brain explode': families fear NDIS changes

'Makes my brain explode': families fear NDIS changes

Families are still largely in the dark about what will happen when their kids are moved off the NDIS onto state supports as a transition period gets underway.

'Families need clarity' on NDIS early autism overhaul

'Families need clarity' on NDIS early autism overhaul

'Families need clarity' on NDIS early autism overhaul

'Families need clarity' on NDIS early autism overhaul

Advocates are calling for certainty on how NDIS supports will be impacted after the first phase of a program to take children with autism off the scheme begins.

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Falling veteran suicide rates remain far above average

The effectiveness of support for veterans leaving the defence force will come under further scrutiny, as suicide rates remain higher than for other Aussies.

Veterans salute Labor retreat on health payment limits

A $5000 cap on allied health payments for veterans has been dumped after the parliament united against Labor over the controversial cost-saving measure.

Drawing a line: disability arts sector fears NDIS cuts

A studio for artists with intellectual disabilities has produced an Archibald finalist but cuts to the NDIS have the arts disability sector worried.

Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care

Independent MPs will back a bill to change the automated decision-making pathways the government uses to determine key health funding.

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Over 65s 'expensive target' in health insurance debate

One of Australia's most senior GPs has warned the government's cost-cutting insurance rebate measures are likely to blow out, as people forgo treatment.

'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea

Lobbying from state leaders has failed to unlock more money from the federal government to address the growing problem of aged care bed block .

More patients stranded as bed-block crisis worsens

A state health minister says the Commonwealth is attempting to shift its responsibility for aged care, with ballooning numbers of patients stranded in hospital.

Subsidised access to cancer-fighting drug expanded

The federal government has expanded the range of cancers a drug will be subsidised to treat as part of its discounted medicines scheme.

Short-stay units unveiled to alleviate emergency crisis

Sick and injured people forced to wait hours in emergency departments could be assisted by a state government plan to bolster available facilities.

'She deserved dignity': family's anger over NDIS death

Relatives of a woman under NDIS care who died after being found in squalid conditions say they hope no family ever suffers the heartbreak they endured.

Two-year extension on home support program for elderly

Older Australians will retain basic support such as cleaning, gardening and transport under Labor's home care extension.

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