AUSTRALIAN ACCESS PROGRAM NEWS ARTICLE

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https://www.9news.com.au/national/a-current-affair-access-program-is-cutting-the-cost-of-surgery-for-australians-in-need/0a83a461-bcfc-43b6-9253-7c1cd7ed4bca?ref=BP_RSS_ninenews_0_the-program-that-s-cutting-the-cost-of-surgery-for-aussies-in-ne_241019

[Panda333 276]

That's great it's affordable. I actually thought healthcare is free though in your country. Maybe that's only Canada and the UK..........

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ONLY general medical issues not elective surgery. WLS is still considered elective unfortunately and our public health system requires a ton of tests and waiting up to 3+ years for any kind of WLS and only for the most extreme cases.

I've had to get insurance and pay some out of pocket for my surgery but only a few tests to go through.

Whereas Europe/UK they have figured it's best to give people surgery and save millions on obesity related illnesses...

[Serengirl 176]

On 10/24/2019 at 5:26 AM, Superman84 said:

ONLY general medical issues not elective surgery. WLS is still considered elective unfortunately and our public health system requires a ton of tests and waiting up to 3+ years for any kind of WLS and only for the most extreme cases.

I've had to get insurance and pay some out of pocket for my surgery but only a few tests to go through.

Whereas Europe/UK they have figured it's best to give people surgery and save millions on obesity related illnesses...

OMGosh that's insane. WLS is necessary and being overweight is considered a disease.... it shoudl be easier to get in all countries.

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I completely agree.. Unfortunately obesity as a disease is not taken seriously in some places..

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8 hours ago, Serengirl said:

OMGosh that's insane. WLS is necessary and being overweight is considered a disease.... it shoudl be easier to get in all countries.

I tend to agree but it's a fine line. If we made it easily accessible and free or cheap to everyone then lots of people who shouldn't get it would. I say shouldn't meaning those who aren't big enough or haven't done the head work or expect the surgery to do everything for them.