Election 2025: Will Labor, Coaltion health pledges benefit rural Aussies?

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Throughout this federal election campaign, Australians have heard big promises for the nation's healthcare system, which will cost billions of dollars. These pledges have centred on boosting bulk-billing, reducing the costs of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and increasing urgent care clinics, with Labor and the Coalition largely seeing eye-to-eye on these plans. But if you're one of the millions of people living in a regional or rural areas right now, will the major parties' pitches make a difference for health?  Guest: Peta Rutherford, CEO, Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) Producer: Lexie Jeuniewic 

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