Coalition gives budget boost to aged care and Medicare services before election

Morrison government to fund additional 10,000 packages to help older people remain at home rather than enter aged care homes

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Scott Morrison’s government has made a pitch for the votes of families and older Australians with new spending in aged care and a promise to make Medicare more affordable and services more accessible.

The centrepiece of the spending in aged care is an additional 10,000 home care packages to help older people remain at home rather than enter aged care facilities, taking the number of packages to 40,000.

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