What if Medicare was restricted to GPs who bulk billed? This kind of reform is possible
- Written by: Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
Australia’s health system is under significant pressure. The Labor government has inherited a system with declining bulk-billing rates for GP visits. These fell from almost 90% of all GP attendances bulk billed in December 2021 to just over 80% a year later.
Significant workforce shortages remain in rural and remote Australia, despite a raft...
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