Thousands rallied in Melbourne tonight against the Australian government’s proposed healthcare plans. : worldnews

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As a doctor in a busy public hospital, I’m scared about the amount of patients we are going to see who will skip going to their GP for routine bloods or for repeat prescriptions for essential medications because they don’t want to pay $7 each time. I can see it causing and complicating many hospital admissions, which will screw over the whole point of saving money and benefiting the overall economy.