GP fee a barrier to necessary treatment, Senate committee warns

By Kate Hagan, Matthew Knott
Updated September 16 2014 - 10:23am, first published August 24 2014 - 12:15am

A $7 GP fee would make the health system less sustainable by preventing patients from seeking treatment for chronic illnesses, requiring more expensive hospital care in the future, a Senate committee has found.

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