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Why can't they just fix Medicare?

August 5, 2026 · 40 min

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Janaline, Luke and Glenn look at why the government can't just put dental into Medicare and make specialists affordable. Well, actually they can, but of course, as usual, it's complicated. They talk about different funding models and how the system can be made high quality and accessible while also being financially sustainable. Maybe looking at health care as joined up social policy - where medical treatment is just the last and most expensive bit - might be the answer?

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Music: "Insurrection"

Written by Pierre Chrétien

Performed by the Soul Jazz Orchestra

Courtesy of Do Right Music Inc.

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