▁Labour ▁Party ), ▁a ▁free ze ▁on ▁Medic are ▁Ben ef its ▁Sch eme ▁index ation ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁measure , ▁to ▁run ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁This ▁put ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁ability ▁of ▁do ctors ▁to ▁provide ▁bulk ▁b illing , ▁which ▁reduced ▁access ▁by ▁people ▁to ▁free ▁vis its ▁to ▁a ▁doctor . ▁People ▁on ▁the ▁lowest ▁in comes ▁increasing ly ▁chose ▁to ▁make ▁less ▁vis its ▁than ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁before . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁budget ▁( Co al ition ), ▁the ▁index ation ▁free ze ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁federal ▁election , ▁the ▁Australian ▁Labour ▁Party ▁( AL P ) ▁promised ▁that ▁if ▁elected , ▁they ▁would ▁un free ze ▁GP ▁sched ules ▁a ▁year ▁early , ▁a ▁measure ▁en act ed ▁by ▁the ▁eventually ▁elected ▁Co al ition . ▁ ▁Med isc are ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Australian ▁federal ▁election , ▁a ▁text ▁claim ing ▁to ▁be ▁from ▁" M edic are " ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁certain ▁elect or ates ▁around ▁the ▁nation , ▁saying ▁" Mr ▁Turn b ull ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁priv at ise ▁Medic are ▁will ▁take ▁us ▁down ▁the ▁road ▁of ▁no ▁return . ▁Time ▁is ▁running ▁out ▁to ▁Save ▁Medic are ." ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull , ▁had ▁not