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  "id": 381035,
  "title": "Free GP visits on the rise as 1400 clinics ditch out-of-pocket fees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/free-gp-visits-on-the-rise-as-1400-clinics-ditch-out-of-pocket-fees",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-09T14:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/free-gp-visits-on-the-rise-as-1400-clinics-ditch-out-of-pocket-fees-20260809-p60mnw.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The national bulk-billing rate for the June quarter edged up to 84.1 per cent, almost 4 percentage points higher than in the same quarter last year.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Free GP visits on the rise as 1400 clinics ditch out-of-pocket fees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/free-gp-visits-on-the-rise-as-1400-clinics-ditch-out-of-pocket-fees-381055",
        "published": "2026-08-09T14:01:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}