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Why it’s so expensive to see a doctor

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More and more people have to pay to see a doctor. GP's are leaving the profession, and the cost of seeing a specialist is rising at an alarming rate. The government is promising the biggest overhaul to Medicare in its 40-year existence. But how do we make sure we get the changes to Medicare right? Today, Associate Editor of the Saturday Paper, Martin Mackenzie Murray, on why Medicare is being overhauled. From Schwartz Media, I'm Kari Jensen McKinnon. This is 7am.

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