Senate debates

Thursday, 20 September 2007

Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Dental Services) Bill 2007

In Committee

4:48 pm

Photo of Jan McLucasJan McLucas (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Ageing, Disabilities and Carers) Share this | Hansard source

I have one other question. Minister, why is it then that the Commonwealth funds GP visits which, one would assume, is primary health care, but refuses to play its part in the dental health of this nation through cooperatively working with the states to be able to deliver a comprehensive national dental health plan for this country?

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