Survey by online health directory Cleanbill finds more than 1,000 clinics switched from private or mixed billing to full bulk billing since start of 2025
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GP bulk-billing rates have rebounded following incentives introduced by the federal government in November, analysis by the online health directory Cleanbill shows.
The national analysis, published on Monday, found the proportion of fully bulk-billing clinics almost doubled to 40.2% by the end of 2025, from 20.7% the year before.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/12/almost-twice-as-many-australian-gp-clinics-bulk-billing-since-medicare-incentive-changes-analysis-suggests
Author : Melissa Davey Medical editor
Publish date : 2026-01-11 14:00:00
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