Our work related to Medicare

A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to Medicare.

Upcoming Changes to Bulk Billing Incentives in General Practice

Strengthening Medicare with more bulk billing from 1 Nov 2025. The Australian Government is investing $7.9 billion to expand eligibility for bulk billing incentives to all Australians and establish the Bulk Billing Practice Incentive Program to support general practices to bulk bill all patients

Working Better for Medicare Review

This review examined how effective our current health workforce ‘distribution levers’ are. These levers consist of policies and geographic classifications that are intended to distribute health workforce across areas that need them most. The final report is now available.
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