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Healthcare

Catholic sector raises the alarm over rebate changes

Removing the age-based health insurance rebate will lead more than 200,000 older Australians to drop or downgrade their hospital cover, shift about $675 million a year onto public hospitals, and threaten some regional private hospitals, a new analysis says.

Schools

Diocese to share school principals to offset funding cuts

More than a dozen Catholic primary schools in Sydney’s north shore and northern beaches will share their principal with another school in a move designed to keep fees low amid a sharp reduction in funding. Source: SMH.

Aged Care

Mercy Health breaks ground on integrated seniors precinct

Mercy Health has begun construction on a new integrated seniors precinct that will bring retirement living, home care and residential aged care together in one community, helping meet growing demand for seniors housing and care on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

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