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 health budget.
But we show recent incentives for GPs to bulk bill aren’t enough to get us there.
Instead, we need to adjust health policies to increase bulk-billing rates and to make our health system more sustainable.
Medicare Australia
in The Conversation