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Dev Raga Personal Finance

CHAPTER

The Inflationary Pressures in Medicare Rebate Freeze

The Medicare rebate freeze has been in place since 2013. It was introduced by the Labor government, which is currently in power. This means patients have to pay more for their healthcare than they did nine years ago. The cost of out-of-pocket costs are also going up due to inflationary pressures on services like GP consults and non-GP specialists such as surgeons or aesthetics physicians.

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