General practitioners will now have more incentive to offer millions of Australians free consultations with the federal government's bulk billing sweetener but Canberra patients may not see much of an increase in fee-free appointments, according to those in the industry.
Under the changes, incentives for general practitioners to bulk bill pensioners, concession cardholders and children under 16 will be tripled from Wednesday as part of the $3.5 billion package, announced in May's federal budget.
