GPs failed to claim $140 million in Butler’s tripled bulk-billing incentives
Mark Butler has lamented the 'hundreds of millions of dollars in funding left on the table'.
GPs missed out on $140 million in a year by not claiming new tripled bulk-billing incentives on eligible consultations, the Department of Health and Aged Care says.
The Federal Government’s “biggest investment in Medicare in over 40 years” saw incentive payments for bulk-billing children and concession card holders rise from around $7 to $21 in cities and from around $13 to $41 in the most remote areas from November 2023.
