$227 million window dressing? Govt to fund 29 more urgent care clinics in the Federal Budget

Mark Butler claimed it was 'not clear' why the RACGP was critical of urgent care clinics.
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler.

A $227 million pledge to fund 29 more urgent care clinics has increased GP concerns about how the universal bulk-billing clinics funded directly by taxpayers compete with private GP practices.

The new clinics will make 87 in total, according to Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler, who made the announcement two days before Tuesday’s federal budget.