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Officials Reject Fears NDIS Changes Could Force Patients to Chase a ‘Cure’

The Labor government is trying to rein in the NDIS’s ballooning costs with tighter criteria for funding.
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Officials Reject Fears NDIS Changes Could Force Patients to Chase a ‘Cure’
The National Disability Insurance Scheme NDIS logo is seen at the head office in Canberra, Australia, on June 22, 2022. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
6/11/2026|Updated: 6/11/2026
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Officials have been probed on whether Labor’s overhaul of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could force disabled individuals to exhaust all possible treatment avenues to the point of trying to “cure” their condition.

At the crux of the discussion is the amendment to the “permanence” test, which predicates NDIS funding on a patient first trying to exhaust other treatments avenues likely to “materially improve, reverse, or alleviate the impact” of an impairment.

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Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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