Govt can’t have it both ways on membership fees debate
COMMENT: The bulk-billing double standard has GPs, understandably, frustrated
There is a gaping chasm between the Federal Government’s words and its actions on the practice of charging membership fees in return for bulk-billing — and it’s no surprise GPs are frustrated.
On one side, there is a growing number of organisations, like the National Health Co-op in the ACT, openly charging annual membership fees for bulk-billed care.
