Item 288 was removed from the Medicare Benefits Scheme by the government last year, and since then, Wendy has been worried she would not be able to renew scripts for medication she relies on.

Wendy said she had enough to suffice for the next little while, but if her dosage needed changing, or a new script needed to be filled, she won't be able to afford it.

"I can't afford $300 for a visit," Wendy, who is on a disability pension, said.

"My GP can't write the scripts out, it's got to be a psychiatrist."

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Wendy was advised she could collect medication from the Shoalhaven Hospital Emergency Department, but with the risk of long wait times, she said item 288 returning to the MBS would be a much more viable option.

Announced on Tuesday, Labor has pledged to reverse the cut made to bulk-billed psychiatry consultations should the party be elected in May.

Incumbent Gilmore MP Fiona Phillips criticised the government when it announced in December it would wind up subsidies for more than 120 telehealth services from January 1.

"It was one of the most shocking Medicare cuts I've ever seen," Ms Phillips said.

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Ms Phillips said she had been campaigning hard on returning the item to the MBS.

"Today we've announced that we'll reverse that item, so people in regional areas like ours will be able to affordable telehealth psychiatric consultations," she said.

"I've had so many constituents contact me that have mental health issues and require medication, telling me that they can't see the psychiatrist because of that Medicare rebate change."

When the item was cut, there were no changes made to consultations by telephone or attendances of up to 45 minutes with a practitioner known to a patient.

But mental health nurses at the Shoalhaven Family Medical Centre said it led to some psychiatrists withdrawing videoconferencing services to patients altogether.

There was also particular concern held for Shoalhaven residents, where there have been long-term issues in attracting mental health professionals to live in the community.

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Labor said it would restore a 50 per cent regional loading to telehealth psychiatric consultations.

It is estimated the measure would support 450,000 telehealth consultations over four years or 1.426 million consultations over 10 years.

The investment is expected to cost $31.3 million over the budget's forward estimates.

Improving mental health services in the Gilmore electorate to help the region heal after disasters is a major focal point of the upcoming federal election.

On Monday, Greens' candidate Carmel McCallum announced the party's plan to fully cover psychologist and psychiatrist appointments under Medicare.

"Two and a half years on [from the bushfires] there are people still living under tarpaulins, so their housing is not just stressful, it's unavailable, and a lot of people who went through the trauma of losing their house are still not getting the help they need," Ms McCallum said.

The policy would be funded by an extra tax of six per cent on 122 billionaires in Australia which would produce $46 billion of extra government revenue, as well as more tax on corporations.

Liberal candidate Andrew Constance, who has shared openly about the mental toll the Black Summer bushfires had on him, said he would back improved mental health services and local grassroots programs.

"We have to be investing more in early intervention and prevention," Mr Constance said.

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