Rate of GPs bulk billing all patients in Australia drops to below one in four, data reveals

Cleanbill report reveals national rate of bulk billing dropped 11% last year to 23.6%, with 514 clinics removing the service

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Fewer than one in four Australian general practices provide bulk billing to all patients, with more than 500 clinics switching to private billing in the past year, according to a new report.

Online healthcare directory Cleanbill on Monday released its Blue Report providing data on the rates of bulk billing - where the full cost of a consultation is paid for by Medicare without any additional gap fees - across 6,818 practices.

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