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political reporter Stephanie Dalzell

Federal government describes reports of Medicare fraud as 'troubling', AMA condemns 'unjustified slur' on doctors

The federal government has labelled an investigation uncovering widespread rorting of Medicare as "troubling," declaring it will seek to get to the bottom of the issue and ordering a report from the Health Department.  

A joint investigation by the ABC and Nine newspapers has found doctors are abusing the $28 billion system, at times putting patients at risk and even billing dead Australians to boost profits.

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