Labor under growing pressure on dental cover, the ‘missing element of Medicare’

Albanese government backbenchers among those pushing to add dental to Medicare despite the health minister saying it’s not a priorityGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHalf-a-century after it was left out of Gough Whitlam’s original Medibank scheme, dental care remains a hole in Australia’s public health insurance system.Federal governments have offered piecemeal solutions in the decades since to make a trip to the dentist more accessible and affordable.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Labor under growing pressure on dental cover, the ‘missing element of Medicare’

Albanese government backbenchers among those pushing to add dental to Medicare despite the health minister saying it’s not a priority

Half-a-century after it was left out of Gough Whitlam’s original Medibank scheme, dental care remains a hole in Australia’s public health insurance system.

Federal governments have offered piecemeal solutions in the decades since to make a trip to the dentist more accessible and affordable.

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