Australian Medical Association says extension of pause on rebate indexation will occupy $925m out of patients’ pockets Related: Aged care funding for nursing homes cleave by $1.2bn in federal budget A two-year extension of the Medicare rebate freeze will occupy $925m out of patients’ pockets and undermine the bulk-billing system by forcing doctors to charge them, the Australian Medical Association has said.
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Source: theguardian.com