House debates Questions in Writing
Practice Incentive Program (Question No. 608)
Andrew Southcott Boothby, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Primary Healthcare
asked the Minister for Health and Ageing, in writing, on 15 September 2011:
In respect of the Practice Incentive Program,
(a) how many different types of practice incentive payments are available under the program, and
(b) what is the annual expenditure on each type of practice incentive payment under the program.
Nicola Roxon Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing
The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:
(a) There are 13 incentive payments under the Practice Incentives Program (PIP).
(b) The expenditure of each incentive for 2010-11 is set out below: