Cancer patients in Wagga Wagga forced to pay thousands for treatment, call for bulk-billing
A funding anomaly means patients are being hit with thousands in out-of-pocket costs. Now 12,000 people are calling for change.
Source: abc.net.au
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A funding anomaly means patients are being hit with thousands in out-of-pocket costs. Now 12,000 people are calling for change.
With reports of GPs struggling to keep up with the costs of running their practices and increased out-of-pocket fees to patients, urgent Medicare reform requires thinking outside the box.
Jasmine Davies packed up and moved when she was unable to find a bulk-billing GP in Newcastle. Despite being NSW's largest regional city, it's one of four federal electorates where no GPs offer the concession.