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As Australia's universal healthcare scheme, Medicare, celebrates its 40th anniversary, new data reveals patients are increasingly avoiding visits to the doctor due to high appointment costs. It comes as the government celebrates a slight increase in bulk-billed G-P visits across the country, following its tripling of the Medicare bulk-billing incentive late last year.
'We have to manage some expectations when we get a doctor.'
Dubbo experiences one of the highest shortages of ancillary health services.
System of identifying shortages leads to skewing of resources towards wealthier areas, says Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
While the housing shortage is affecting numerous professions needed in the country, property owners say the 7.5% tax will not fix the problem