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Prospect of middle-class flight real when VLCA fees drop to $8: Moodie
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Prospect of middle-class flight real when VLCA fees drop to $8: Moodie
Wednesday 14 February 2018, 12:00 AM
GP Peter Moodie wants to see fundamental changes to general practice funding, especially to VLCA
The question is, why should patients in a VLCA practice but not on a Community Services Card continue to attract the extra subsidy?
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