Many GPs ‘nervous’ about bulk-billing rollout under new Medicare scheme
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says doctors concerned at being ‘100% reliant on government funding decisions’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery electorate in the country will have a GP practice that bulk bills every patient after the expanded...
<p>Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says doctors concerned at being ‘100% reliant on government funding decisions’</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Every electorate in the country will have a GP practice that bulk bills every patient after the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/24/labor-bulk-billing-medicare-gp-plan-analysis">expanded bulk billing incentive</a> came into effect this month, the health minister has said.</p><p>The changes mean four out of 10 practices will be fully bulk billing, as the government vows it will bring the number up to nine out of 10 by 2030.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/04/australia-medicare-bulk-billing-scheme-gp-reaction">Continue reading...</a>
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