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In the news: Medicare should cover treatment of drug and alcohol problems, inquiry told

By Julie Power
Sydney Morning Herald: August 20, 2019

Medicare should be extended to cover treatment of drug and alcohol problems that would encourage doctors to treat addiction as a chronic medical condition, a special roundtable of health services for the ice inquiry has heard. Read the full story.

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