Doctors want Medicare rebates to double to stop GPs abandoning bulk-billing

Australian Medical Association calls for rebates to match the increased cost of living, but others say Australia must rethink healthcare as a whole

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Medicare rebates to GPs need to double to stem the tide of doctors abandoning bulk billing, the Australian Medical Association has warned, while sounding the alarm over catastrophically bad" access in rural and regional areas.

Doctors groups claim an increasing number of general practitioners can't afford to offer bulk billing because federal payments have not kept pace with growing costs.

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