Major Changes Following Medicare Review 15/12/2020

A safety net designed to cut costs for sick Australians is being rorted by some doctors who are instead jacking up fees, according to the most comprehensive review of Medicare since its inception. Victorian public servants have been told to stop using gendered titles including ‘Mrs or Mr’ and ‘madam’ or ‘sir’ to avoid exclusion and offending non-heterosexual people. More court hearings will be run virtually in a bid to speed up matters and clear a growing backlog of cases after the coronavirus pandemic had a huge impact on the states justice system. One in five Aussies unable to primp and preen in lockdown were distressed because of the beauty industry’s closure, a new study has found. For updates and breaking news throughout the day take out a subscription at heraldsun.com.au.          

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