Will Albo’s dreams of mass bulk-billing spell doom for the GP patient enrolment scheme?
The scheme fell off the radar during the federal election campaign.
Last year, Mark Butler told an audience of GPs that MyMedicare had finally provided the “foundations of an enduring system” after so many pilots for patients with chronic conditions.
The Albanese Government’s GP enrolment scheme began in 2023 with MBS funding for longer telehealth consults to entice GPs to join.
Around 80% of GP practices — 6500 clinics — and 2.8 million patients have been registered.
However, Labor’s $8.5 billion election commitment of population-wide bulk-billing incentives stole whatever attention MyMedicare had.
