Medicare reform tops National Cabinet agenda

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National Cabinet meets in Canberra Source: Supplied / PMO

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A meeting of the National Cabinet has agreed to the biggest change to Medicare in its 40-year history. The Federal Health Minister says the government is committed to overhauling the publicly-funded universal health insurance scheme, but says change won't be fast, or cheap.

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