Home doctors fear Medicare cuts could be in budget

By Mark Kenny
Updated June 28 2018 - 1:32pm, first published March 21 2017 - 12:00am
Health Minister Greg Hunt says his commitment to after-hours medical access is 'rock-solid'. Photo: Justin McManus
Health Minister Greg Hunt says his commitment to after-hours medical access is 'rock-solid'. Photo: Justin McManus

HOME doctors fear the axe is about to fall on Medicare-funded, after-hours visits to millions of Australian households each year, resulting in after-hours patients being pushed towards already stretched hospital emergency departments.

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