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SBS On the Money: The role of cash & cost hits access to healthcare services

On the Money

On the Money Source: Getty, SBS

The Federal Government wants to mandate the acceptance of cash for essential services, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with UTS Business School Professor Kathy Walsh to find out more about its future; Australian Medical Association President Danielle McMullen goes through the latest ABS data which shows some people in disadvantaged socio-economic areas are delaying or went without some healthcare services because of cost; plus the day on the sharemarket with Kyle Rodda from Capital.com.


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The Federal Government wants to mandate the acceptance of cash for essential services, so SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with UTS Business School Professor Kathy Walsh to find out more about its future; Australian Medical Association President Danielle McMullen goes through the latest ABS data which shows some people in disadvantaged socio-economic areas are delaying or went without some healthcare services because of cost; plus the day on the sharemarket with Kyle Rodda from Capital.com.


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