St Vincent’s Health Australia has secured a $217 million contract from the federal government to run the Medicare Mental Health Check In service starting January 2026. The service will offer free, onl...
The Australian government has deployed AI-powered GP-Bots, called Medi Compliance Units (MCUs), to enforce bulk billing. These bots are produced in a secret federal facility and are designed to follow...
At the RACGP GP25 conference in Brisbane, key health leaders discussed the future of general practice in Australia. RACGP President Dr Michael Wright highlighted recent reforms in funding and Medicare...
The RACGP held its Brisbane conference with over 1300 delegates. The President, Dr Michael Wright, questioned the Federal Health Minister, Mark Butler, about bulk-billing policies. The Minister explai...
The Australian government introduced new bulk-billing incentives for GPs in 2025. The expanded triple bulk-billing incentive and the bulk-billing practice incentive payment went live in November. The...
The Australian Government has raised concerns about US policies affecting the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). US moves towards 'most-favoured-nation pricing' could lead to lower drug prices in t...
The Australian general practice sector faces ongoing challenges driven by policy failures. GPs are caught in a system with broken incentives, poor payment models, and market failures like information...
The article reports on a conflict between two groups of GPs in Adelaide over the government’s pledge to increase bulk billing. One group supports 100% bulk billing, while the other prefers private fee...
The Australian government and health sector are facing rising specialist fees, which have increased by 78% since 2010. Many Australians, especially those with lower incomes, skip specialist care due t...
The Australian government has scheduled the launch of the new Aged Care Act and bulk-billing practice incentives for 1 November, coinciding with a parliamentary sitting fortnight. The aged care system...
Cohealth plans to close GP and counselling services in Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington by December, with the Collingwood clinic closing permanently in 2026. The organisation cites funding pressur...
The Australian government is pushing for universal bulk billing for GPs starting November 1. The government claims this will make healthcare free for patients. However, many GPs are sceptical about ho...
The Australian government has launched a new bulk-billing incentive program for general practitioners. The government claims that GPs could earn up to $415,000 a year through these incentives, based o...
The Australian government announced that over a thousand GP clinics are now bulk-billing all patients, thanks to a new incentive scheme. The government aims to increase bulk-billing rates, making heal...
The Australian federal government introduced a new bulk-billing incentive called BBPIP. Data shows only 13% of eligible metropolitan GP clinics plan to switch to full bulk billing. Already, 1301 pract...
The Australian government launched a new bulk-billing program aimed at increasing the number of fully bulk-billing general practices. After nine months of promotion, only 13% of metropolitan practices...
On 1 November, Australia introduced several health policy changes. New aged care rules include better legal protections, updated fee structures, and a shift to support at home. Providers face new work...
The Australian government plans to increase funding for bulk-billing GP visits to improve access. Minister Mark Butler announced that if uptake remains low, the government will intervene by funding ne...
The Victorian community health service Cohealth plans to close some of its GP clinics in Melbourne by December. The closures include clinics in Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington, though the Footscr...
The Australian government and AMA are cracking down on a practice called phoenixing in private health insurance. Insurers close old products and open new ones at higher prices without proper approval,...
