“That's why we tripled the bulk billing incentive, so that more people can see a doctor for free whilst building Medicare for the future.”
Australian Parliament: House of Representatives · Question Time | 29 October 2026
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tripled the bulk billing incentive
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“Bulk billing in his electorate is now up by more than 10 per cent... for those who do not have the benefit of a concession card, bulk billing is up by a whopping 17 per cent.”
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Said on Australian Parliament: House of Representatives
Why it worked10% increase for electorate, 17% increase for non-concession patientsShare this moment
“It opened just last Christmas and it has already seen more than 13,000 patients, Mr Speaker. All fully bulk billed...”
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Said on Australian Parliament: House of Representatives
Why it worked13,000 patients, all bulk-billed; network now 137 clinicsShare this moment
“We took our billing guidelines, threw it into AI, created a billing agent, and said, okay, compare all of my invoices against our billing guidelines”