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‘Devastating’ cuts to Medicare telehealth leave rural psychiatric patients in the lurch

‘Devastating’ cuts to Medicare telehealth leave rural psychiatric patients in the lurch

by Vivienne Elton | Jan 18, 2022 | News

Caitlin CassidyThe Guardian 14th Jan When Jane* was told her regular psychiatry appointments would no longer be covered under Medicare’s telehealth provisions, the news was so distressing she ended up being hospitalised. “I had a crisis, and took an accidental...

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