BY JACK SEYMOUR
There are calls for the Federal Government to provide better medical subsidies for Hunter locals visiting a GP.
The Royal Australian College of GPs says it's proposed a plan which would halve out of pocket costs, from the average of $59 to $25.
It comes after a report found there are no bulk billed clinics across the Newcastle, Shortland and Lyne electorates.
Hunter GPs association president Dr Fiona Van Leeuwen says it's an urgent problem.
"Government rebates are really insufficient and people are being required to live on very little money," she said.
"It doesn't seem right that the Medicare rebate is the same for every person if you're on a pension or a healthcare card you can have the same Medicare rebate as somebody who's working full time."
