Federal Covid plan: some free PCR tests to require referral and number of mental health sessions cut by half
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#66R4D)
AMA concerned by significant disincentives' to virus testing and psychologist body bitterly disappointed'
Some free Covid PCR tests will require referrals and Medicare-supported psychologist sessions will be reduced by the federal government under changes to Covid management that suicide prevention groups have called baffling".
The national Covid-19 health management plan for 2023, released on Monday, outlines federal government plans for handling the pandemic next year. The health minister, Mark Butler, said Labor was investing $2.8bn to manage the virus, with measures including vaccine procurement, public information campaigns, hospital funding and plans for aged care and multicultural communities.
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