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Aged care funding algorithm neither fair nor consistent, ombudsman finds | ABC NEWS

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The Commonwealth Ombudsman has issued a damning report into the aged care algorithm that determines home care funding for elderly Australians.
It says a human must be able to override the algorithm's decisions when necessary.
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