Billing dead patients, giving radiation to children and billing for consultations that never happened: these are just a few example of the ways in which the Medicare system has been rorted by medical professionals. 

On today's episode of Please Explain, investigative journalist Adele Ferguson joins Chris Zappone to discuss her story on Medicare misuse and how it affects Australians. 

Billing dead patients, giving radiation to children and billing for consultations that never happened: these are just a few example of the ways in which the Medicare system has been rorted by medical professionals. 
On today's episode of Please Explain, investigative journalist Adele Ferguson joins Chris Zappone to discuss her story on Medicare misuse and how it affects Australians.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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