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Sydney Morning Herald on 2019-09-24 16:05

Australians spend $30 billion a year on out-of-pocket health costs

Australians are spending more than ever on self-funded healthcare amid rising out-of-pocket costs for medicines, hospital stays and specialist fees, ...

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