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Alex Mitchell

Telehealth should cover specialist appointments: AMA

The AMA is fighting a proposal to axe Medicare funding for telehealth appointments with specialists. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Axing Medicare funding for telehealth appointments with specialists is a "cost-cutting exercise" that could harm vulnerable patients and those in the regions, doctors say.

The Australian Medical Association has made the argument in a submission to a review of what services should be covered by telehealth funding.

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