Living Cost Crunch Forces More Australians to Skip Doctor Appointments

The percentage of Australians delayed or skipped GP appointments due to prices doubled in 2022-2023.
Living Cost Crunch Forces More Australians to Skip Doctor Appointments
A patient registers with administration staff at St George Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on May 15, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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An increasing number of Australians have delayed or skipped doctor visits in the past year due to high living costs and rising appointment prices.

According to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the percentage of Australians who postponed or skipped GP (general practitioner) appointments because of high prices doubled from 3.5 to 7 percent in the 2022-23 financial year.
Alfred Bui
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