Govt ad blitz to promote bulk-billing and urgent care clinics
The government wants to tout the bulk-billing rate, which is currently 74.4% for standard-length GP consults.
The Federal Government is funding an advertising blitz that encourages patients to search for bulk-billing GP clinics.
A 30-second TV advertisement is telling patients that the government is “investing in Medicare’s future to make it stronger, with more investment in bulk-billing, enhanced support for mental health and more urgent care clinics …”
