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Health Minister Dr Steven Miles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 2, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government has claimed the Federal Government is refusing to pay $52 million owed to the Darling Downs Hospital and Service.<\/p>\n

Health Minister Steven Miles said the money owed was for services already delivered, and could affect future health services across the region.<\/p>\n

In the South Burnett, the health service operates Kingaroy, Nanango, Wondai, Murgon and Cherbourg hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a savage attack on healthcare in the Darling Downs,\u201d Mr Miles said.<\/p>\n

Mr Miles said the independent health funding umpire had ruled the Commonwealth owed Queensland hundreds of millions of dollars for healthcare provided as far back as 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorse, the amount owing is accumulating, meaning Queenslanders are $979 million worse off over four years because of Canberra\u2019s refusal to pay its fair share,\u201d Mr Miles said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m asking for help \u2013 from politicians on all sides, from health professionals, from stakeholders \u2013 to encourage the Federal Government to meet its commitments.<\/p>\n

\u201cFifty-two million dollars buys a lot of healthcare.”<\/p>\n

Mr Miles said this could\u00a0 translate into 15,000 fewer surgeries across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Federal Government\u2019s failure to reimburse Toowoomba for hundreds of patients already treated is not only unfair, it places future health funding for the Darling Downs at risk,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Miles said Queensland Health has worked hard to ensure no one had been disadvantaged while waiting for the money to come from Canberra.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBut this is not sustainable,\u201d Mr Miles said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Canberra refuses to pay its fair share our hospitals will be forced to reduce health services they could otherwise deliver.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanberra\u2019s cuts will see people in Toowoomba receiving fewer treatments and waiting longer for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Darling Downs and District Hospital Service has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n

UPDATE: DDHHS refused to comment on the claim, referring southburnett.com.au back to the Health Minister,<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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