House debates

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

Questions without Notice

Budget: Medicare

2:37 pm

Photo of Mark ButlerMark Butler (Hindmarsh, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Aged Care) Share this | Hansard source

a game changer for millions of pensioners and seniors health card and other concession card holders, who depend upon bulk-billing; and, importantly, a game changer for tens of thousands of general practitioners, who know now they have a government in Canberra who trusts them, values them and respects the work they do as the backbone of our broader healthcare system. Tripling the bulk-billing incentive, delivering the biggest across-the-board increase to Medicare rebates in 30 years, delivering 58 bulk-billed urgent care services over the course of this year—that is Labor's commitment to strengthening Medicare.

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