Medicare
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What bulk-billing? The group missing out on cheaper GP visits
Children and older Australians were better off last year under the government’s $3.5 billion boost to bulk-billing. But adults aged 16 to 64 are paying more.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
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- Healthcare
Bulk-billing at centre of Labor election pitch, attack on Dutton
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is gearing up to make major boosts to bulk-billing, urgent care clinics and the GP workforce, playing up a contrast to Peter Dutton.
- Paul Sakkal and Natassia Chrysanthos
Bandt will demand Medicare expansion from Albanese in hung parliament
The Greens leader admitted in an interview with this masthead that contentiously stymying Labor’s agenda had “not always been pretty” but was necessary due to Labor’s “tepid” approach to governing.
- Paul Sakkal
Coalition accuses Chalmers of reviving ‘Mediscare’
In 2016, Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign falsely suggested the Coalition wanted to privatise Medicare. The opposition is accusing the government of “reheating” the claim.
- Millie Muroi
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- Healthcare
Whistleblower alleges widespread fraud by dozens of ‘double-dipping’ specialist doctors, sparking probes
Dozens of Victorian anaesthetists and surgeons have been accused of systematic billing scams and pocketing off-the-book fees in a damning complaint that has triggered investigations by a federal regulator and private health insurers.
- Melissa Cunningham
- Opinion
- Healthcare
Why this unhealthy trend may become an ill wind for Medicare
The growth in out-of-pocket costs to see a GP is a tangible sign that our world-beating health system is strained.
- Matt Wade
Adam Bandt pledges to supersize corporate taxes
To sweeten the deal, the Greens say much of the revenue would pay for cost-of-living measures, such as including dental cover in Medicare.
- James Massola
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- IVF
Bid to change ‘archaic’ IVF rules to include solo and same-sex parents
The definition of infertility to receive Medicare-funded fertility treatment requires couples to try to conceive through unprotected sex for one year.
- Kate Aubusson
Minister vows to assess bulk-billing as Joondalup Hospital probe begins
The health department will join a review of hospital services, and what people pay for GPs in Perth’s north will be scrutinised, after the death of toddler Sandipan Dhar.
- Jesinta Burton
How the budget affects you – from students to retirees
Young or old, single or married: this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.
- Rachel Clun and Olivia Ireland
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