Health groups fear $5 GP fee will hit hospital emergency departments
HOSPITAL emergency departments could be overrun by patients trying to avoid a proposed $5 fee to see a doctor being considered by the Abbott Government.
And health groups have warned chronically ill patients who put off seeing a doctor because of the cost could see their condition worsen and require much more expensive hospital treatment.
The government's Commission of Audit is considering the introduction of a $5 fee for bulk billing doctors to reduce unnecessary visits to GPs and save the government around $750 million a year.
So it seems Tony will let the Commission of Audit take the "blame" for all the tough decisions he has to make to pay for the legacy of past governments and his paid parental leave scheme, roads, etc.
