Expanding Medicare to include basic dental care and comprehensive mental health services would reduce preventable emergencies and long-term healthcare costs.

Your teeth are part of your body. Your mental health is part of your health. But Medicare stops at the neck and the mind. That's a gap that costs people thousands and sends preventable conditions to emergency rooms. Fusion would expand Medicare to cover basic dental care and comprehensive mental health services through existing public health infrastructure. Preventative and early treatment reduces acute care demand and long-term system strain. This is universal healthcare doing what it says on the tin. If you're tired of paying for teeth or skipping therapy because of cost, it's time to back a party that treats your whole body. #auspol #health https://go.fusionparty.org.au/aPS8h

Dental and mental health are still treated as optional extras in Australia's health system. That means millions skip care because they can't afford it, and preventable conditions get worse until they become emergencies. Fusion's policy is straightforward: expand Medicare to include basic dental and comprehensive mental health services, delivered through the public health infrastructure we already have. This isn't a new bureaucracy: it's using Medicare billing, bulk-billing, and telehealth systems that already work. Preventative and early treatment reduces acute care demand and long-term system strain. The evidence from universal coverage models shows fewer cost barriers, better health outcomes, and lower overall system costs. Labor and Liberal have talked around this for decades. Fusion will deliver it. Join us to make it happen. #auspol #medicare #dentalcare #mentalhealth https://go.fusionparty.org.au/MKCom