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Top minister backs national health remedy

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler is backing calls by premiers for national reform of the sector. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The federal government is on board with calls by state leaders to overhaul Australia's troubled health system and improve access to GPs, Health Minister Mark Butler says.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and Victorian counterpart Daniel Andrews came out in agreement this week, calling for better integration between primary care and public health systems across the country.

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