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The latest Medicare Benefits Schedule allows rebates for video consultations longer than 40 minutes, but lengthy phone consultations have been cut. Doctors are calling on the government to reverse the decision, which they say is leaving vulnerable patients in rural Australia at risk.

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The latest Medicare Benefits Schedule allows rebates for video consultations longer than 40 minutes, but lengthy phone consultations have been cut. Doctors are calling on the government to reverse the decision, which they say is leaving vulnerable patients in rural Australia at risk.

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