21 August 2017 - More Australian patients are seeing their doctor without having to reach for their wallet with GP bulk billing rates for the 2016-17 financial year increasing to 85.7% compared to 85.1% in 2015-16.

This is the highest bulk billing rate for any financial year since the inception of Medicare.

It is also significantly higher than Labor’s 82.2% in 2012-13.

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