One-fifth of GP practices still offering universal bulk-billing, survey suggests
A fifth of GP practices bulk-bill all new non-concessional adult patients, compared with a quarter of practices a year ago, according to a survey by…
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Incentives for GP bulk-billing in line for major boost as Government draws up battle plan for looming election
Another boost to bulk-billing incentives could be on the horizon if Labor wins the upcoming election. Lifting the incentive paid to GPs would likely be…
GPs failed to claim $140 million in Butler’s tripled bulk-billing incentives
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…
I’m a GP who’s worked in one of Mark Butler’s urgent care clinics
I am a GP fellow who has worked at one of the urgent care clinics in Morayfield in Queensland. I’d like to give you an…
Mark Butler, reading out Google reviews in Parliament doesn’t justify the millions you’re squandering on urgent care clinics
Earlier this week, Mark Butler took to the floor of federal Parliament to talk about the wonders of his Medicare urgent care clinics. He had…
Urgent care clinics accused of failing to provide proper clinical handover to GPs
GPs have accused urgent care clinics of providing inconsistent or non-existent clinical handover to patients’ usual doctors. The allegation is spelt out in a new…
Govt ad blitz to promote bulk-billing and urgent care clinics
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…
5.4 million more bulk-billed GP consults a year thanks to tripled incentives: Mark Butler
The GP bulk-billing rate has climbed from 75.6% to 77.3% in the year since tripled bulk-billing incentives began, says Minister for Health and Aged Care…
‘$12 per patient to fund the clinic’: GP tells Q+A why general practice is collapsing
Last night, GP registrar Dr Shruti Yardi asked the panelists on the ABC’s Q+A why she should work in general practice. The panelists included Minister…
If I were a young GP, I couldn’t survive on bulk-billing without sausage-machine medicine or cheating the system
Why is 100% bulk-billing by GPs considered the Holy Grail for healthcare in Australia? We pay for food, water, clothing and shelter, which we need…
