Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2017
Medicare levy increase on the table as Turnbull budget speculation begins
22 January 2017 - Doctors believe the Turnbull government could be contemplating another increase in the Medicare levy.
The Australian Medical Association has used its pre-budget submission to plead with the government to return any extra revenue raised by the tax to health rather than using it to fix the deepening deficit.
"It is equally important to understand that any increase in the Medicare Levy does not absolve governments from the critical need to continue to reinvest in Australia's health, including lifting the MBS freeze," the peak group says in its submission to the government ahead of the May 9 budget.
