• Working Australians are paying more to see a doctor despite $3.5bn funding boost

  • Jan 3 2025
  • Length: 9 mins
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Working Australians are paying more to see a doctor despite $3.5bn funding boost

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  • In the 2023 budget, the federal labor government invested $3.5 billion dollars into the healthcare industry which tripled the bonus paid to doctors when they bulk billed children, pensioners and concession cardholders.

    As a result, an extra 5 million free GP visits were added last year, however those aged between 16 to 64 were only seeing 69 per cent of their visits covered with the average out of pocket rate rising from $43 to $47.

    Cleanbill Founder and CEO James Gillespie told Shane Doherty on 4BC Summer Drive, "About over 1.5 million Australians are not going to see the GP because of concerns surrounding cost and that's the unfortunate consequence of bulk billing rates continuing to slide downwards, which is what we've seen over the past couple of years."

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