Need a bulk-billing GP? Why throwing more money at Medicare isn't the answer
- Written by: Henry Cutler, Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
ShutterstockLast financial year, the Australian government spent more than A$37 billion on primary care – a patient’s usual first contact with the health system when sick or injured. Every year, this spending increases.
Yet, many patients are paying more to see their GP, some cannot afford care and emergency departments are overcrowded...
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