Another Significant Rise in Bulk Billing in Dobell

More patients in Dobell are being bulk billed as a direct result of the tripling of the bulk billing incentive by the Albanese Government, with over two million additional bulk billed visits across the country since 1 November 2023.

The Albanese Labor Government invested a record $3.5 billion into Medicare to increase the bulk billing rate.

In the month before the bulk billing incentive was tripled on 1 November 2023, 69.7% of all GP visits were bulk billed in Dobell. Over the next seven months the bulk billing rate increased by 7.7% to 77.4% in May.

The 7.7% rise in bulk billing in Dobell is the second highest by electorate in New South Wales.

Seven months of official Medicare billing data shows that after a decade of cuts and neglect from the Liberals, the slide in the GP bulk billing rate has stopped and bulk billing rates continue to improve.

Nationally, the GP bulk billing rate rose by 3.4% since the increase bulk billing incentives came into effect on 1 November.

Australians living in regional and rural areas have seen the biggest increases, with an estimated additional 900,000 bulk billed visits since the higher bulk billing incentives came into effect.

Federal Member for Dobell Emma McBride says:

“The Albanese Government committed to making it easier for people to see a doctor – and that is what we are seeing on the Central Coast with the significant rise in bulk billing.

“A 7.7% rise in bulk billing in Dobell is good for patients, doctors, and the health system – and it is helping make Medicare stronger.

“Labor introduced Medicare and only Labor can be trusted to strengthen and protect it.”