This impact assessment will be used to inform Government's consideration of options to further strengthen Medicare through bulk billing for all Australians. The objectives of the Government’s proposed intervention are to: support GPs and GP Practices to provide bulk billed care; reinforce primary care as the first point of contact within the health system; and...

Primary Health Networks (PHNs) coordinated and commissioned place-based primary health care services to address their region’s local identified health needs. This report looks at the performance and outcomes of the PHN program. The COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt the primary health care system from the previous year, including delivery of the PHN program and its...

This Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of primary and community health, ambulance services, public hospitals and services for mental health. It includes a summary of government expenditure in the sector.

This report provides nationwide insight into general practitioner billing arrangements across multiple years. It tracks trends in bulk billing and out-of-pocket costs since the start of 2023, showing concerning trends for healthcare accessibility in Australia.

The Strengthening Medicare: General Practice Grants Program provided practices and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations access to $220 million in grants from 2023 to 2024 to make improvements to expand patient access and support safe, quality primary care.