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‘How can this report identify $8 billion?’ Health Dept statistician rubbishes Medicare rort claim 

The federal Minister for Health also says the number is 'out of whack'
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18 October 2022
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Federal Minister for Health Mark Butler says media allegations that $8 billion in Medicare funding is rorted or wasted are “out of whack” with all previous evidence. 

The figure was based on an estimate provided by Dr Margaret Faux (PhD), the CEO of a medical billing administration company called Synapse Medical Services, which sells practices computer software designed to improve billing accuracy. 

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