Here’s Why It’s So Fkn Hard To Find A GP That Actually Bulk-Bills These Days

If you, like me, have been getting sick a lot lately (thank you, post-lockdown flu season), you’ve probably struggled to find a local GP who bulk-bills. No, you’re not imagining it — more and more medical clinics are moving to private billing or charging gap fees because, according to them, Medicare’s bulk-billing rebate just isn’t enough to cover costs anymore. According to news.com.au, the average out-of-pocket costs patients are paying to see their GP have increased by 50 per cent in the last decade. During the same time, the gap between a GP’s fee and the Medicare refund they receive has more than tripled. How much does Medicare rebate doctors, you ask? For a standard consult it’s $39.75, which is not a whole lot considering the impacts of inflation

Danielle McMullenThe Today Show

Wonder what the chances are that the rebates given to GP's can increase so it can go back to doctors being able to bulk bill. People are going to go without medical care because they won't be able to afford it which in the long term ends up with sicker people.

— Laura Strehlau (@somewherein84) August 10, 2022

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