An ‘Absolute Mammoth’: Psychiatrist Issues Stark Warning as Australia’s Disability Scheme Costs Outstrip Medicare
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:00 am
The massive costs of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)—tipped to hit $60 billion a year (US$42.7 billion) by 2029-30—will continue to escalate if changes are not introduced to arrest the ever-widening scope of services it tries to cover. Clinical psychiatrist Tanveer Ahmed has also warned that the program has distorted parts of the health sector and fostered dependency among disabled individuals. “It’s just become this world unto itself,” Ahmed told The Epoch Times. “And it has become this animal that can’t be stopped. The Liberal Party is struggling to contain it, and I don’t think the Labor Party have any chance at all.” ...
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