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CALL FOR IPTAAS EXPANSION TO SUPPORT RURAL PATIENTS AMID HIGH COST-OF-LIVING, FUEL PRICES
Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke is calling on the NSW Government to increase subsidy rates under the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme (IPTAAS), to support rural patients accessing life-saving care. IPTAAS provides financial assistance to patients who must travel for specialist medical treatment not available locally, subsidising travel and accommodation costs. However, patients using a private vehicle receive only 40 cents per kilometre and

Steph Cooke MP
6 days ago
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