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Government bows to pressure to scrap allied health cap for veterans

17 Sep 2026, 00:25 GMT By Holly Tregenza
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Article Government bows to pressure to scrap allied health cap for veterans
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The proposal would have imposed an "annual monetary limit" on services such as physiotherapy and dentistry, with veterans able to access more funding if they "demonstrated clinical need".