New figures have revealed where Aussies are being hit hardest by out-of-pocket GP fees as bulk billing clinics become increasingly rare.

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The proportion of GP practices offering bulk-billing consultations to new adult patients who do not hold concession cards continues to fall, while out-of-pocket costs for these patients are rising, a separate study has found.

一項獨立研究發現，在澳洲，向未持有優惠卡的新成年患者提供「統一報銷」（Bulk-Billing）計費問診服務的全科醫診所比例持續下降，此外，這類患者看全科醫生的自付費用越來越高。

獨立報告：新患者看家庭醫生自付費用增4% | 統一報銷 | bulk-billing

大纪元 Epoch Times

Falun Gong

Independent report: New patients' out-of-pocket expenses for family doctors increased by 4% | Unified reimbursement | bulk-billing

Despite the Australian government pumping extra money into the budget allocation for bulk billing last year, fewer GP clinics than ever are willing to take new patients covered only by the subsidy and are increasing out-of-pocket charges.
Bulk billing was introduced in 1984. A range of health services and prices are listed in the Medicare Benefits Schedule, and under the scheme, a health services provider—usually a GP—is paid between 75 and 100 …

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Patients Struggling as Fewer GPs Accept Bulk Billing

The rate of bulk billing GP clinics is continuing to decline while patients are paying more out-of-pocket to see doctors, according to a new report.

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Millions of Aussies missing out on bulk billing as out-of-pocket costs surge

Australians are finding it harder and harder to ﻿access bulk billing and are paying more for a trip to the doctor.Those are the findings of a new report which the nation's peak body for general practitioners says should lead to urgent funding for Australia's GP system.The 2025 Blue Report by healthcare accessibility provider Cleanbill﻿ found that little more than a fifth of all GP clinics offer bulk billing to new patients, down from about a qua…

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Healthcare costs are becoming harder to bear, especially in Tasmania (AU$54.26), the ACT (AU$51.84), and NSW (AU$44.05), where out-of-pocket GP visit fees are among the highest in the country.

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Australia's Healthcare Costs Soar: Bulk Billing Drops Amid Rising GP Fees

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Bulk billing 'dead in Tasmania': Canberra blasted over Medicare funding

Cartoon: Paul Dorin By Alex Mitchell Fewer GP clinics than ever will take new bulk-billed customers and out-of-pocket charges continue to rise, in data labelled concerning but not surprising. Healthcare directory Cleanbill’s annual survey of nearly 7000 GP clinics found Australia’s bulk-billing rate had plummeted to 20.7 per cent at the start of 2025, down from 35.7 per cent two years earlier. Nationally, the average out-of-pocket cost for patie…

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