The Budget winners
May 9, 2012
THE big health winners in the
2012-13 Budget included aged care,
dental health, bowel cancer, and
rural and remote health.
Aged care scored $3.7b over five
years for a ‘Living Longer. Living
Better’ reform package, which will
provide more support and care for
aged Aussies in their own home.
Dental health scored $515.3m to
aid patients on public waiting lists,
as well as more training to boost
the dental service workforce and
improve dental infrastructure in
regional, rural and remote areas.
Meanwhile, the Govt also
extended the National Bowel
Cancer Screening Program to
provide additional screenings to
people aged 60 and 70, whilst the
Budget also delivered $475m for
investment in new and upgraded
health facilities in regional
Australia.
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