FiftyUp Club Submission to Health Minister Peter Dutton Co-payments Question Title * 1. How many times a year on average do you see a GP? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 More than 10 times Question Title * 2. If a new $7 co-payment is introduced when you visit a GP, X-ray or pathologist, how will you afford it? I won’t go to the doctor as much, even if I'm sick I will go to the hospital emergency department instead I will cut back on luxuries I will cut back on other essential items I will have no trouble paying it Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Do you believe that a $7 co-payment will encourage people to take better care of their health? Yes, they will adopt some personal responsibility No, they will just avoid the doctor when they are sick Don’t Know Question Title * 4. Changes to PBS co-payments will mean an average annual increase in prescription costs ranging from $36 for children to $122 for patients aged 65+, according to a recent study. How will you afford the increase? I won’t fill some of my prescriptions I will cut back on luxuries I will cut back on other essential items I will have no trouble paying the extra amount Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Are the proposed new co-payments likely to change how you vote at the next Federal Election? Yes No Don’t Know Next