Sky News Australia | Govt wants doctors to pass on $5 cut 9news.com.au The federal government is encouraging doctors to pass on a $5 cut to the Medicare rebate onto patients after it ditched plans for a $7 GP co-payment. Health Minister Peter Dutton says it will be up to doctors to decide whether they will charge patients for a ... Tony Abbott reboots Medicare co-payment Abbott Removes Policy 'Barnacles' in Bid to Boost Appeal Abbott's GP co-payments aren't dead: it's a tweak not a termination |