Patients bear the brunt of dentist fees. But of the $1.3bn the federal government spends on the nation’s teeth, more than half goes to subsidising the uptake of private health insurance. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

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Patients bear the brunt of dentist fees. But of the $1.3bn the federal government spends on the nation’s teeth, more than half goes to subsidising the uptake of private health insurance.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/28/how-australias-unfair-dental-system-and-the-way-13bn-is-spent-is-driving-inequality-and-leaving-millions-of-people-behind

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