9 May 2019 - Australia’s cancer doctors have rejected Scott Morrison’s claims they will charge patients higher fees under Labor’s plan for cancer specialists to bulk-bill for some services.

Private Cancer Physicians of Australia, the peak body for cancer doctors, initially warned it could not guarantee patients would be bulk-billed for specialist oncologist and surgical consultations but now it had the details it supported Labor’s $2.3 billion package.

“We believe our members would adopt the proposed $150 ‘bulk bill’ fee in the spirit of which it has been designed, that is to lower fees for our cancer patients,” PCPA president Christopher Steer said.

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