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.
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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.
Pensioner Paul Bevington struggles to afford groceries, and he can't find a general practitioner who will bulk bill his medical appointments in his hometown of Alice Springs.
It is a move the federal government hopes will help put a stop to the rapid decline of bulk-billing rates, but GPs say the changes still mean most people seeing a doctor will have to pay for it.
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