DOCTORS' WISHLIST FOR THE COALITION GOVERNMENT
* Medicare patient rebate freeze scrapped.
* More investment in general practice doctors.
* Public hospital funding to be set by population growth, demographic change and an indexation rate relevant to healthcare costs.
* Scrap bulk billing cuts for certain X-rays and blood tests.
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* More money for prevention, including regarding alcohol and obesity.
* Investment in undergraduate medical training, training positions.
* Measures to improve employment or engagement in areas like volunteering and community service.
(Source: Australian Medical Association president Michael Gannon speech to National Press Club).
