Palliative Care Australia warns proposed NDIS changes could exclude Australians with life-limiting illnesses
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Palliative Care Australia (PCA) warns that proposed changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could create a "dangerous gap" that unfairly excludes Australians with life-limiting or terminal illnesses from accessing essential disability supports. In their submission, PCA argues the new rules risk leaving vulnerable people without necessary care.
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the new rules risk creating a 'dangerous gap' that could unfairly exclude some people with life-limiting or terminal illness from the NDIS
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