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Catherine Bouris

'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea

Health Minister Mark Butler has stared down a call for more funds from his state counterparts. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Health ministers are continuing their crusade for more federal funding to sort aged care bed block, after key talks failed to yield concrete commitments.

State and territory ministers met on Friday with their federal counterpart Mark Butler, who did not add to existing funding he labelled as "eye-watering".

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