Medicare rorts expose inflated bulk billing rates

The Age

18 October 2022 - Systemic rorting of Medicare is artificially inflating official statistics that claim almost nine out of 10 patients are bulk billed by their doctor and don’t pay any out-of-pocket costs.

A joint investigation into Medicare by The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the ABC’s 7.30 program has found errors and illegal practises by health practitioners are distorting the national figures.

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