$30,000 payments to registrars and PIP for universal bulk-billing — more details of Mark Butler’s GP cash splash
Just hours after the announcement of the health funding package, the Coalition said it would copy it 'dollar for dollar'.
The expansion of bulk-billing incentives to GPs has captured headlines, but the Federal Government’s $8.5 billion pre-election health cash splash has a few pieces.
Underpinning some of the figures being waved about is a 12.5% loading on rebates, paid out through the Practice Incentive Program (PIP) payment, for GP practices that universally bulk-bill.
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler says thousands of GP practices will find that it is financially more sensible to offer universal bulk-billing based on the higher incentives and new PIP payment.
This will lead to 3200 new universal bulk-billing GP practices across Australia by 2030, up from 1600 currently, he claims.
