Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey says the Government is prepared to consider wider exemptions to the Medicare co-payment, after he met with crossbench powerbroker Clive Palmer in Brisbane last night.
Mr Hockey is using the mid-winter parliamentary break to hold talks with key crossbenchers as he tries to muster support for controversial budget measures.
The Government cannot get enough support for billions in savings measures, including its plan for the $7 GP co-payment.
Yesterday Health Minister Peter Dutton revealed the Government was considering exempting the elderly from the Medicare co-payment proposal.
Speaking this morning, Mr Hockey said further exemptions to the co-payment were being considered.
“We are prepared to discuss these things,” he told 612 ABC Brisbane.
source: abc.net.au
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