Labor promises to unlock Medicare rebate freeze

The medicare rebate for a standard GP consultation is currently frozen at $37.05.

Labor promises to unlock Medicare rebate freeze Source: AAP

Source: AAP

Labor has delivered its first election promise by announcing it will remove the freeze on medicare rebates for GP visits.

The medicare rebate for a standard GP consultation is currently frozen at $37.05. 

The freeze was first started by the then Labor government in 2013, before being extended by the Abbott and Turnbull governments.

In this year's budget it was extended again until 2020.