GP practices must advertise as ‘Medicare bulk-billing practices’ to get 12.5% rebate loading for universal bulk-billing
Displaying multiple signs visible from several metres away is among the strict advertising rules for GP practices wanting the 12.5% loading payment for universal bulk-billing.
The loading payment for practices that universally bulk-bill — which will apply to most GP consultation and care plan items — is a key ingredient in the Federal Government’s plan to triple the number of universally bulk-billing practices.
Once it begins on 1 November, the payment will be made quarterly and split 50–50 between GPs and practice owners.
The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing says it is sending participating practices up to four signs as part of the mandatory advertising requirements, ranging from a metre-wide decal to an A3 poster — on 170gsm satin paper — declaring, “We Bulk-Bill Every Eligible Patient.”
