Tag: medicare
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Dental in Medicare would be something to smile about
We’re calling on the next Australian Government to adopt a staged 10-year plan to provide dental and oral health care (both preventive and treatment) to all Australians through Medicare. Find out more on the Public Health Association of Australia’s Federal Election priorities site. This is part of an ongoing series…
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Lack of access to primary care forcing asylum seekers into emergency departments
Dr Zelalem Mengesha Some asylum seekers in Australia are ineligible for Medicare, meaning they have restricted access to health care services and poorer health outcomes than their Medicare eligible counterparts. In NSW, these asylum seekers are allowed to access some health services under the Medicare Ineligible Asylum Seekers – Provision…