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Hospital queues 'a necessity'
 Australians are stuck with long hospital waiting lists and higher patient costs, federal health minister Tony Abbott has said. In what can only be seen as a blow for the many Australians who have spent months waiting for care, he said both were unavoidable, but should not become excessive. Mr Abbott said high costs and long queues were key drivers of efficiency in the health sector. "Cost and queues is what ensures that services aren't overused," he told The Australian Financial Review. "So waiting lists and gap payments are a necessary part of the system I'm afraid. "What you've got to try and ensure is that neither of them become excessive."Posted by: Seafarious 2006-06-02 |
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