Universal bulk billing plan to win back patients
15th February 2012
By Guest Writer
In its half yearly report, Primary said patient numbers at its 56 bigger medical centres grew 13% in six months to 31 December, but GP service fee income rose by just 6%, reflecting a “slightly reduced” average fee per patient.
The medical practice operator cited a recent Productivity Commission report, which said the number of people deferring GP visits had risen from 6.4% to 8.7% “due to affordability”.
“Primary is currently rolling back the remaining co-payments in its large scale centres to
