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Andrew Brown

'You are failing us': veteran concern over health cap

Julie-Ann Finney, embracing Nationals MP Michael McCormack, fears more veterans will suffer. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Veteran advocacy groups have accused the federal minister as letting them down over a proposed cap for their health care.

Changes outlined in the federal budget will impose a $5000 annual limit on allied health services for veterans, which Labor says will prevent overcharging and save more than $700 million to federal coffers.

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