This page looks at the General Practitioner bulk billing rates across Australian states and territories, for the three years between October 2022 and October 2024.
From the figures shown below it appears that GP Bulk Billing rates have dropped each year since 2021/22.
In 2014, LNP proposed a $7 co-payment for visits to their GP, with $5 used to fund a $20 billion medical research future fund.
There was however, room to move in ‘refining’ this GP co-payment, with the Federal Government considering exempting the elderly.
Tony Abbott then … Read the rest
Australian supermarkets can only sell Paracetamol in packs of up to 16 tablets from 1 February 2025.
From 1 February 2025, it will be illegal to sell packs of 20 tablets.
Retailers are encouraged to restrict sales to a single pack at a time.… Read the rest
77.3% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in October 2024.
In 2023-24, the proportion of general practitioners patients, who were never bulk billed was 13.6%.
A quick definition of Bulk Billing is where the Doctor charges the Government for your medical care, and you pay nothing.
A recent news report says: “According to a new report, fewer than one in four Australian GPs provide bulk billing to all … Read the rest
79.0% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in May 2024, an increase from the 75.6% in October 2023.
77.7% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in March 2024.
82.2% in New South Wales.
78.5% in Victoria.
76.1% in Queensland.
75.5% Northern Territory.
74.4% South Australia.
71.3% Tasmania.
70.4% Western Australia.
52.7% Australian Capital Territory.
A report by the ABC includes this statement about the Risdon Prison in Tasmania:
Dental healthcare within the prison service was described in the report as “woefully inadequate” with even urgent and painful conditions not treated in a timely manner.
This raises the question … Read the rest
The Australian Medicare system provides Pharmaceutical Prescriptions at subsidised prices for most people in Australia.
Some groups, those that hold concession cards, have these Prescriptions subsidised at a greater rate than others.
Updated January 2024.
Normal prices for Prescriptions in Australia are currently:
The Medicare levy surcharge (MLS) was introduced to encourage individuals to take out private hospital cover and reduce demand on the public Medicare system. This should free up Public Medical facilities and reduce waiting times.
The Medicare levy surcharge is in addition to the Medicare … Read the rest
