By 2026-27, in just three years, NDIS spending is forecast to be more than three times that on the PBS and $20 billion more than Medicare - that is, NDIS spending, 13 years after its creation, will be more than the PBS and Medicare combined.
The growth might eventually slow but it's hard to imagine no wider impact on social spending
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