Greens Call for Free Dental Care Receives Pushback From Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer

Published on February 6, 2024

Former deputy chief medical officer Dr. Nick Coatsworth has pushed back on a Greens proposal to absorb dental care into Medicare so all Australians can go to the dentist for free. Australia’s universal healthcare system Medicare provides free or subsidised doctor visits and emergency care, but generally doesn’t cover trips to the dentist. Queensland Greens member for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather pushed free dental care in a post on X amid debate in federal parliament about tax cuts. Mr. Chandler-Mather believes that even those earning more than $200,000 would support free dental care. “What would you choose? 1) Bring dental into Medicare so everyone can go to the dentist for free or 2) Spend $84 billion giving ppl earning over $200k a $4,500 a year tax cut? Labor chose tax cuts for politicians and billionaires. I reckon the public would prefer free dental,” Mr. Chandler-Mather said....

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