GPs who universally bulk-bill will earn $404,000 a year under new incentives, Mark Butler claims
Bulk-billing incentives for non-concession card holders will mean GPs at universally bulk-billing city practices will take home $403,805 a year, $5000 more than mixed billing GPs, the Federal Government claims.
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has been claiming the $9 billion election pledge will be a massive incentive for GPs to ditch mixed billing without losing money, ensuring that the GPs will bulk-bill 90% of consultations by 2030.
The policy has been under fire since the day it was announced, with an AusDoc survey of 950 doctors finding that 78% would suffer moderate or substantial financial losses if they moved to universal bulk-billing with the new incentive package rolling out in November.
However, Mr Butler is now pointing to newly released Department of Health and Aged Care modelling which shows the typical city doctor will be better off if they switch.
