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Number of patient appointments blow out as cost of visits to GP rises

Medicare

Medicare

New data shows that more and more patients are avoiding visits to the doctor because of the high cost of appointments.


But the government says there has been an increase in the number of GP visits across the country, following a threefold increase in Medicare's bulk billing incentive at the end of last year. The

Productivity Commission report revealed the number of people delaying or not attending appointments as prices increased doubled - up from 3.5 to seven per cent in 12 months.

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