Boosted rebate for concession card holders and children under 16 is in effect but GPs peak body says other patients won’t benefit
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Many Australian patients won’t see their doctors return to bulk billing despite incentives introduced by the Albanese government, GPs have warned, while experts say more measures are needed to help disadvantaged, chronically ill people.
Patients who are bulk billed do not pay anything for their consult, with GPs billing the government directly through Medicare instead.
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