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:
Medicare Prescription Charges have a maximum price that can be charged to Medicare Card holders. These are the subsidised prices so that most people pay less than the actual cost of the medicine.
People with a concession card, health care card or other concession card, pay … Read the rest
75.6% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in Oct 2023.
Medibank, a major Australian Private Health Insurer, made $441.2 million annual net profit last financial year.
Medibank customers will soon be receiving cash back payments ranging up to $667.
Milosh Milisavljevic, from Medibank, said their commitment was to ensure they would not profit from the pandemic … Read the rest
ALP Health Minister Mark Butler said that Mental Health patients would only be able to claim Medicare rebates for 10 visits to a psychologist from next year, down from the 20 that people have been able to access since … Read the rest
