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Why isn’t dental included in Medicare? It’s time to change this – here’s how

By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute
Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Budgets and Government, Grattan Institute

More Australians delay or skip dental care because of cost than their peers in most wealthy countries. Adding dental to Medicare wouldn’t be easy, but it would vastly improve Australians’ health.

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