Financial Information Forum - we want your questions

It's great that you are doing this workshop in Melbourne and will hopefully do them elsewhere (and hopefully online etc.) as this is such a huge issue for many of us.

I live with stage 2 lymphedema and osteoporosis, both of which are chronic conditions bought on by treatment (not to mention the array of other side-effects) and both of which impact me on a daily basis. The costs around the life-long management of my lymphedema are the most frustrating as there appears to be inequitable access to support for customised compression garments from State to State and Medicare only assists with 5 physiotherapy treatments annually so then I need to rely on private health for limited support but still need end up paying quite a lot of out of pocket expenses by mid-late year. It is at a point where I can't afford to pay the out of pocket expenses to visit my psychologist (cos surprisingly I also have anxiety / depression) as I need to prioritise what I can afford. This is not an acceptable situation and it is time governments and the tax-funded entities we have all contributed to supporting over the years come up with some solutions to ease the pressure we are all under.