“We are actually doing what the government is too afraid to.”

It’s a simple statement, but because this is an RACGP president talking, it’s also deeply political.

Dr Karen Price was speaking during her 90-minute webinar last week on how GPs could shift away from universal bulk-billing, which she says is harming the specialty given the paucity of the patient subsidies for GP care.

The Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has already expressed his “disappointment” at her unprecedented crusade, particularly as he is going to the federal election proclaiming sky-high bulk-billing rates as a success story.