Fears of GP exodus as practices close in battler suburbs
GP practices are disappearing in Sydney’s outer suburbs as GPs retire or leave for mixed-billing practices in more affluent communities. The CEO of South Western…
Tag: Bulk-billing
Prominent GP plans to add $15 ‘Premier’s Payroll Tax’ charge to patient bills
Payroll tax is driving Dr Mukesh Haikerwal to charge patients $15 extra on standard consultations, which he plans to itemise on invoices as the “Premier’s…
‘Wild accusations and no ambition’: ACT Chief Minister savages GPs over payroll tax
The ACT Chief Minister has hit out at GPs, saying they are making “wild accusations” in an attempt to dodge payroll tax and are “lacking…
Bulk-billing rate drops to 72% for face-to-face level B consults
The bulk-billing rate for the standard face-to-face GP consult has fallen from 80% to 72% in a year, show data from the Department of Health…
GP bulk-billing rate drops to 80% in last financial year
The bulk-billing numbers are in for the past financial year, and they are the lowest in a decade. The national bulk-billing rate for GP…
Patients ‘disappointed with govt’ as GPs explain limited impact of bulk-billing incentives
Doctors have launched a campaign to spread ‘the facts’ of the Federal Government’s budget centrepiece — tripling bulk-billing incentives — including posters for GP practices…
No tripled bulk-billing incentives for level A consults, health officials say
Bulk-billed level A consults will only attract the existing bulk-billing incentives — $6.60 in metropolitan areas — even after new incentives worth three times as…
Budget billions for general practice: Here’s what you thought of it all
We have heard the pollies and the commentators with their impact predictions for the federal budget on bulk-billing and its future. But what do GPs…
Bulk-billing rates for standard GP consults crash
If you want to know why the Federal Government tripled bulk-billing incentives in last week’s budget, this could be it. The bulk-billing rate for MBS…
GP corporate launches campaign blitz against payroll tax threats
A corporate has taken out full-page newspaper ads warning state MPs that payroll tax demands on GP practices will destroy access to bulk-billed care. The Cornerstone Health–funded campaign…
