Bulk-billing practices uncovered
3rd February 2015
By Amanda Davey
Researchers have dispelled the myth that bulk-billing is synonymous with six-minute medicine.
Their study shows there is no association between bulk-billing, and shorter consultation times.
Rather, the researchers from the University of Technology, Sydney, say bulk-billing is more likely to occur with smaller practices, and also if a patient is a concession-card holder, has chronic disease