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Canberra GP clinic asks defence veterans to pay for treatment, saying white card funding too low to recover costs

Doctors who treat veterans can access a slightly higher rebate but they cannot charge a gap fee. (Supplied: Pexels)

Tom* left the navy a year ago after serving for 12 years, and returned to the ACT to live with his family.

He needed mental-health support and had been visiting his family's GP practice in the Canberra suburb of Crace.

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