Sick public hospitals prompt Medibank Private's clinics

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THE sickness affecting the hospital system is alarmingly illustrated by a plan by Medibank Private to open clinics charging patients. Those who don't want to spend hours waiting for emergency treatment at a public hospital can pay to be seen within an hour... Patients will be paying for a service for which they have already been billed through their taxes, the Medicare levy and soaring health insurance premiums.

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