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7News Just In — States demand hospital help as Commonwealth refuses bedblock pleas. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Desperate, please, from State Health Departments. Haven't been enough to draw more federal funding for hospitals. State Health Minister has met with Mark Butler today, asking for more help to reduce bedlock. We made it clear to Minister Butler that the Commonwealth need to continue to do more. We need to see more aged care packages and home care packages. This is the biggest issue that is facing health systems in Australia today. The Commonwealth has faced criticism after deciding to cut the private health rebate for seniors.
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