Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Assistant Minister for Health) Share this | Hansard source

The arrangements for patients and the number of patients will depend on the practitioners and whether or not they choose to charge the co-pay. This government has been extremely clear—extremely clear—that we are committed to implementing our budget agenda, which includes ensuring a sustainable health system into the future. We see an MBS system that 10 years ago was costing us $8 billion, that now is costing us $19 billion and that in 10 years time will cost us $34 billion if we do not take the measures we are taking to ensure we have an appropriate system in place.