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Dr Hambleton, Channel 7 News, 9 April 2014

The Federal Government is investigating imposing a tax on people who go to hospital emergency wards with minor ailments as part of next month's Budget. Dr Steve Hambleton, AMA President says that people do not go to emergency departments generally because they think they have a minor illness.

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