Govt spending on GP care down to 2015 levels: Productivity Commission report
An expert says it reflects not just the bulk-billing crash but more patients not seeing a GP at all.
The Federal Government’s per-patient spending on general practice has fallen from $460 to $420 in one year, which an expert says reflects not just the bulk-billing crash but more patients not seeing a GP at all.
The figure, which is adjusted for inflation, rose from $418 in 2014-15 to $465 in 2020-21, according to the Productivity Commission’s annual report on government services.