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Your postcode shouldn't determine your health – or whether you're admitted to hospital

  • Written by Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
imageSome regions have had rates of preventable hospital admissions 50% above the state average for more than a decade. Marcos Mesa Sam Wordley/Shutterstock

People ending up in hospital for diabetes, tooth decay, or other conditions that should be treatable or manageable out of hospital is a warning sign of system failure. And Australia’s health...

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