Bulk-billing
Submission
Senate Select Committee on Medicare: submission by the Health Issues Centre
The primary focus of the Health Issues Centre's submission is to examine the most cost-effective and equitable way to restore bulk-billing by GPs. The centre recommended that the 30% rebate for private health insurance be scrapped, and the $2.26 billion saved be redirected to: restoring bulk-billing by increasing the Medicare rebate for GP consultations. To...