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Kristina Keneally

Labor senator. 1 claim checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2019. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check8 Apr 2019Australia
Kristina Keneally, Labor senator

“Under [Scott Morrison] and the Liberals, out-of-pocket costs to visit a GP are up 25 per cent and out-of-pocket costs to visit a specialist are up 40 per cent — because of the Liberals' & Nationals' Medicare freeze.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: More to the story

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Senator Keneally's figures broadly check out, but there's more to the story when it comes to increased out-of-pocket costs. For a start, the initial 10 months of the rebate freeze was imposed on Labor's watch. At any ra…