Liberal leader Tony Abbott and Coalition health spokesman Peter Dutton have announced a health funding injection of $833 million. Here are some of the key points of their announcement.
- $140 million to increase after hours Medicare rebates for GPs
- $25 million for the After Hours Practice Incentive Payment for GPs
- $350 million to increase rebates for longer consultations with health care professionals
- $115 million to boost Medicare rebates for practice nurses
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- Retainment of $437 million in Medicare funding that is allotted to practice nurses, which Mr Abbott and Mr Dutton says will be scrapped by the Labor Government
- $3 million for implementing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) referrals for GPs. Currently, MRI referrals can only be made by specialists
- $200 million for GP infrastructure Grants, which will allow for the expansion and renewal of existing GP clinics.
