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Peter Dutton has launched a game of one-upmanship after Anthony Albanese at the weekend unveiled Labor’s $8.5 billion health policy that promises near universal bulk billing for GP visits by 2030.

Labor yesterday foreshadowed a major Medicare change to address the falling rate of bulk billing, with an A$8.5 billion election announcement. The government said it would increase incentive payments for GPs to bulk bill all patients, from November 1 2025.

Anthony Albanese's decision to make a cornerstone election promise in Tasmania points to the state's importance to Labor's hopes for re-election.

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Healthcare funding is to receive a certain boost with both major parties pledging to spend billions of dollars as they prepare for the federal election.

The Albanese government on Sunday will pledge $8.5 billion for Medicare, declaring this would enable all Australians to have access to bulk billing by 2030.

New funds for 400 nursing scholarships and 2,000 more doctors and expansion of existing bulk-billing incentive

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Federal government examining whether insurance giant is illegally raising Medicare program users’ monthly payments

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