Medical costs forcing Australians to skip healthcare

By Rania Spooner
Updated August 23 2016 - 1:13pm, first published August 5 2016 - 12:26pm
Stephanie Horan nearly died from an asthma attack after she stopped taking her medication as a teenager.  Photo: Supplied
Stephanie Horan nearly died from an asthma attack after she stopped taking her medication as a teenager. Photo: Supplied

Australians are paying five times more than Britons for medical care, causing many people with chronic health conditions to forgo treatment because it's too expensive.

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