Greens Promote Pensioner Advantageous Dental System

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The Green Party in Australia is promoting a new dental system, which would benefit pensioners.

The plan would act as an extension to the existing system, which is means-tested for children under the age of 17 years old and would benefit pensioners and people who receive state benefits. The new system for children is due to come into play from January 1st 2014 as part of a shake-up introduced by the coalition government.

The Green Party claims that many older people in Australia are unable to afford dental care and this is made worse by the fact that many suffer from chronic health conditions.

The new policy, which has been proposed by the Greens and cost around $4.9 billion over a 4 year period by the Parliamentary Office, would in reality, work out at around $8 billion.

The inclusion of more groups into the state-funded Medicare system has been discussed by all major parties over the years but plans have never been put into action as a result of cost. Now, the Greens are eager to push new legislation through to make dental care more affordable and accessible for a wider range of people.

Leader of the Greens, Christine Milne, officially launched the new policy proposal in Melbourne on Tuesday.

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