Families say it is increasingly difficult to find GPs who bulk bill children, often delaying care

A child at the doctor’s. One Sydneysider said her family GP now only bulk billed under-fives and that out-of-pocket costs meant she and her husband ‘thought twice about seeing the GP for ourselves’. Photograph: Burger/Phanie/Rex Features

As more GP clinics abandon or significantly reduce bulk billing, parents and carers say it is becoming harder to find a clinic that routinely bulk bills children.

In response to Guardian Australia’s series on the bulk billing crisis, more than 300 people shared their stories of how healthcare costs are adding pressure to family budgets on top of the rising costs of living.