Australians with oral cancer are having to pay as much as $50,000 out-of-pocket to replace their teeth or go without them, because of a gap in the nation's healthcare system.
Australians with oral cancer forced to drain super or remortgage homes to pay for dental prosthetics because of funding gap - ABC
Australians with Head and Neck Cancer are still facing life-changing financial burdens, often paying up to $50,000 out-of-pocket for essential dental prosthetics or going without due to a critical gap in the nation’s healthcare system.
Government reluctance to expand dental funding has created a complex and inequitable process, forcing patients to make impossible choices such as remortgaging their homes or draining their superannuation to access care.
Around 5,000 Australians diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer each year lack access to affordable dental prosthetics, leaving survivors with severely impaired function and quality of life despite life-saving surgery. HANCA seeks government investment to provide equitable access to essential prosthetic care for all Head and Neck Cancer patients.
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