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Rising out-of-pocket health costs are a worry. But the major parties have barely mentioned it

  • Written by: Anthony Scott, Professor of health economics, The University of Melbourne
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Rising out-of-pocket costs for health care is an important issue the major parties have not yet substantially addressed during the election campaign.

We heard just this week how health-care costs are rising faster than other costs of living pressures. Health-care costs are also rising faster than wages. The rising cost of...

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