Greg Hunt declares freeze over on GP Medicare items

The Medicare rebates for GP care plans and health assessments are officially rising next month, for the first time in five years.
Re-elected Minister for Health Greg Hunt has announced the freeze will be lifted for 187 Medicare items for GPs from 1 July, a year earlier than previously scheduled.
The move, which follows pre-election promises from both major parties, means the items will be indexed about 1.6%, the first such rise since July 2014.
The fee for creating a GP management plan (Medicare item 721) will increase $2.30, to $146.55.