Half a million claims still waiting as Centrelink and Medicare cut down backlogs

Services Australia has halved its Centrelink and Medicare backlog in the space of three months, but well over half a million claims are still awaiting a response. Karthikeyan Ramanathan, a social services volenteer explains in detail. Segment produced by Praba Maheswaran.

Half a million claims still waiting as Centrelink and Medicare cut down backlogs Source: Getty, Supplied

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