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Is tripling of the Medicare bulk-billing incentive a"True Solution?": SBS Sinhala Explainer 02 February

MARK BUTLER MEDICARE PRESSER

Medicare Celebrates its 40th anniversary Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

As Australia's universal healthcare scheme, Medicare, celebrates its 40th anniversary, new data reveals patients are increasingly avoiding visits to the doctor due to high appointment costs. There are few other reasons that this is happening. However the Government celebrates a slight increase in bulk-billed G-P visits across the country. Listen to sinhala explainer on Bulk billing issues in Australia.



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