Anthony Albanese questioned about bulk billing rates
Anthony Albanese has refrained from providing a specific bulk billing projection for the end of a potential second term, while brushing off doubts from the Australian Medical Association regarding Labor’s 90 per cent bulk billing pledge.
“The AMA haven’t always been great fans of the cold concept of Medicare, that’s the truth,” Mr Alabnese siad.
“So we’re not shocked that occasionally not every doctor comes on board there. But the reason why we are so confident is because this isn’t some academic exercise.
“We in last year’s budget tripled the bulk billing incentive for concession card holders and what that has done is lift bulk billing rates up to well above 90 per cent.”
