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Who is eligible for Medicare and how to enrol

Medicare

Medicare Source: AAP

Medicare is the Australian publicly funded universal health care system.


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By Audrey Bourget

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Medicare is the Australian publicly funded universal health care system.


When eligible, you can access a range of medical services for free including care as a patient in a public hospital or lower cost prescriptions.


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