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FEATURE: The 'Too Many Doctors' Myth

Harry Clarke | 03 March 1993

The Australian federal government's National Health Strategy Unit argues that Australia has too many GPs and that their numbers should be reduced through restrictive immigration and medical-school admission policies. Harry Clarke shows that, even under Medicare, health costs are minimised with liberal admission policies for both immigrants and Australian residents.

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