FactCheck: Have average out-of-pocket costs for GP visits risen almost 20% under the Coalition?
- Written by Anthony Scott, Professor, University of Melbourne
These statistics ignore the fact that under this government, average out-of-pocket costs for GP visits are up by almost 20%. – Shadow minister for health and Medicare Catherine King, quoted in The Australian, September 27, 2016.
In 2013, Labor introduced a fee freeze on Medicare rebates in an effort to rein in the cost of government health...
