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Tess Ikonomou and Belad Al-Karkhey

$2b budget boost needed for hospitals in 'crisis': AMA

Ambulance ramping is among the chronic problems with the public health system. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Public hospitals are operating at breaking point with a $2 billion federal budget boost needed to end the crisis, doctors have warned.

The Australian Medical Association has called for reforms targeting five areas including general practice, public hospitals and private health.

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