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Renewed calls to grant Australian prisoners Medicare access

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The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is calling on the federal government to allow prisoners access to Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned this story includes pictures of someone who has died.
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