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  • This Is the Reason Your GP Visits Aren’t Bulk Billed Anymore

    This Is the Reason Your GP Visits Aren’t Bulk Billed Anymore

    Yuting Zhang

    Being able to afford health care is a pressing issue for many Australians. And encouraging GPs to bulk bill is one measure the government is taking to ease the strain. So what would it take for GPs to bulk bill everyone? In our recent paper, we calculated this is possible and affordable, given the current…

  • Here’s Why It’s Getting Harder To Find A GP that Bulk Bills

    Here’s Why It’s Getting Harder To Find A GP that Bulk Bills

    Lifehacker Australia

    GPs have been sounding the alarm over rising costs of providing care – compounded by the pandemic and more complex demands. Many have said they are abandoning bulk billing, the Medicare scheme that pays doctors a flat rate for providing consultations. GPs earn considerably less than other medical specialists, sometimes two or three times less…