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Health
Stephanie Gardiner

Rebates to ease NSW rural patients' burden

Rural patients won't need to consider drastic options to fund and access medical treatment. (AAP)

A cancer charity says rural patients will no longer have to consider forgoing treatment or selling their homes, as the NSW government increases payments for medical travel.

The government will fund $149.5 million for changes to the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Scheme, which supports rural people who travel long distances for healthcare that's unavailable locally.

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