Greg Hunt

Minister for Health. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2021. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check22 Jul 2021Australia Politics and government

Greg Hunt, Minister for Health

“That has seen 88.7 per cent of people year-to-date receive their GP services for free. That is 6.7 per cent higher than when we came to government.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Over-egged

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Hunt's claim is over-egged. The share of patients who are bulk billed may be rising. However, Mr Hunt's numbers relate to the proportion of GP services that were bulk billed, not patients. Patient numbers would be lo…

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check9 Apr 2019Australia Health

Greg Hunt, Minister for Health

“GP bulk-billing is up nearly 4 per cent from 82.2 per cent under Labor to a record 86.1 per cent under the Coalition Government — meaning that more patients are seeing their local GP without having to pay out-of-pocket costs.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Half-baked

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Hunt's claim is half-baked. He has the numbers right, but it does not necessarily follow that an increase in bulk-billing means fewer patients face out-of-pocket costs when seeing their GP. Department of Health stati…