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RMIT ABC Fact Check

Labor has reheated its 'Mediscare' campaign for the 2022 election. How do its claims stack up?

Labor is once again running a campaign to convince you the Coalition will cut Medicare if re-elected. But is there any evidence for their claims?  (RMIT ABC Fact Check)

Spurious claims are appearing about what each major party would do in government should it win the election. This article is part of a series on scare campaigns: their origins, how they are being spread, and how the claims stack up against the stated commitments of the parties.

Labor has ratcheted up its attack on the Coalition's record on Medicare, warning it could spell the end of the decades-old healthcare system should the Morrison government be re-elected. 

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