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Melbourne GP says Medicare incentives unlikely to make it easier to see bulk-bulling doctor

Dr Mukesh Haikerwal says some practices may be able to offer a reduced gap payment to people needing help. (ABC News: Bridget Rollason)

Most people seeing a doctor will remain ineligible for bulk-billing appointments at general practitioners despite the federal government's move to triple incentives for some members of the population, the Australian GP Alliance (AGPA) says.

Announced in Tuesday's federal budget, from November 1 the government will triple incentives for the most common consultations with children under 16, pensioners and other Commonwealth concession card holders.

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