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Maeve Bannister and Peter Bodkin

'We're concerned': states revolt over NDIS cost fears

The government is trying to limit NDIS spending growth to eight per cent as part of a overhaul. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

State leaders are threatening a revolt over a planned disability service overhaul because of fears they will be left on the hook for future budget blowouts in the flagship scheme.

The cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - hailed as world-leading when it was established in 2013 - is predicted to swell from $33.9 billion in 2022/23 to more than $50 billion in 2025/26, higher than the annual bill for Medicare.

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