‘Bulk-billing is not fast medicine’: Why this corporate CEO believes the new incentives are necessary
While the Prime Minister’s big announcement of an $8.5 billion cash injection to get GPs to bulk-bill 90% of their patients has not landed well…
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Mark Butler says he ‘could not in good conscience’ boost rebates instead of bulk-billing incentives
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has responded to GP criticism that he should have funded rebates over bulk-billing incentives, saying he could…
So are GPs going to embrace mass bulk-billing? The AusDoc survey results
“These politicians are promising what they can’t promise!” This is the quote from Adjunct Clinical Professor Karen Price this week. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling…
‘Old boot soup to the starving masses of GPs’: What a former RACGP president thinks of the billions for universal bulk-billing
Adjunct Clinical Professor Karen Price is the RACGP president who four years ago urged GPs to abandon universal bulk-billing given the paucity of Medicare rebates…
Low rebates still the problem: GPs’ message to Anthony Albanese after universal bulk-billing pledge
Would the Prime Minister be happy with the reaction to what he wants to be a signature policy? An $8.5 billion health investment announced in…
$30,000 payments to registrars and PIP for universal bulk-billing — more details of Mark Butler’s GP cash splash
The expansion of bulk-billing incentives to GPs has captured headlines, but the Federal Government’s $8.5 billion pre-election health cash splash has a few pieces. Underpinning…
What do you think of the Govt’s $8.5 billion universal bulk-billing pledge? Take the AusDoc survey
Under its flagship re-election policy, the Federal Government is promising nine out of 10 GP visits will be free from out-of-pocket expenses by 2030. As…
All patients under 35 should be eligible for bulk-billing incentives: RACGP’s election pitch
The RACGP wants bulk-billing incentives to apply to all 3.7 million Australians aged 34 or younger, rather than just children and concession card holders. College…
4 out of 5 health economists want universal bulk-billing
Four health economists have told the government to push for universal GP bulk-billing, as statistics that 20% of practices bulk-bill all patients continue to dominate…
Guild uses bulk-billing report to spruik pharmacists diagnosing and prescribing
A company’s report that concluded 20% of GP practices offer universal bulk-billing has prompted the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to urge patients to “Think pharmacy…
