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Privately insured increasingly using public hospitals

A wide generic view of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, in Adelaide. Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING

A wide generic view of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, in Adelaide. Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP

The number of patients with private health cover accessing the public health system has increased dramatically over the past 10 years.



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