If you've had trouble accessing a bulk-billing GP, you're not alone. Hundreds of GP clinics have started charging some, or all, patients for consultations in the past few years, leaving patients ...
It said it will expand GP bulk billing incentives to all Australians, beyond pensioners, concession cardholders, and families with children. It will create an additional new incentive payment ...
The government said it would increase incentive payments for GPs to bulk bill all patients, from November 1 2025. Today the Coalition said it would match Labor’s Medicare investment dollar-for ...
Labor will throw everything at health as it resuscitates its Mediscare campaign. And Dutton will turn old political dynamics ...
In a headline-grabbing, cornerstone pre-election pitch, Labor has promised to make nine out of 10 GP visits free for patients by the end of the decade. A move to expand the bulk-billing incentive ...
Australia’s two major political parties have committed billions in new funding to Medicare before the election date has even ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make it cheaper for Australians to see a doctor by paying GPs more if they bulk-bill all adult ...
As Australians, we pride ourselves on our healthcare system, which has long been a cornerstone of our society, offering care ...
Why bulk billing has been declining Until changes introduced by then Health Minister Tony Abbott in 2003, Medicare was the same for everyone. But in response to declining rates of GP bulk billing ...